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Added 9 October 2026

microbe

/ˈmaɪkɹəʊb/ noun

In Latin: microbium Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about microbe at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use.

Origin

Borrowed from French microbe, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) and βίος (bíos, “life”). By surface analysis, micro- + -obe.

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