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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

-bacter,

a combining form with the meaning "rod,'' used primarily in biology to form generic names of bacteria:aerobacter; arthrobacter.

Greek báktron; see bacterium
Neo-Latin, masc noun, nominal coined as variant of neuter bactrum

'-bacter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bacterio- - campylobacter - acetobacter - achromobacter - aerobacter - Arthrobacter - azotobacter - bacteremia - bacteri- - bacterin - bacterize - bacteroid - bacteroides - myxobacteria

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