microbio

See also: micróbio

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).

Noun

microbio m (plural microbi)

(microbiology) microbe

Synonyms

microbo

Spanish

Etymology

From French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miˈkɾobjo/, [miˈkɾoβjo]

Noun

microbio m (plural microbios)

(microbiology) microbe

Related terms

microbiología

Further reading

“microbio” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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