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-bacter
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Translingual
Etymology
mul la-new:bactērium (as a supposed Greek construction similar to *βακτήρ + grc -ιον diminutive suffix, the first reshaped similarly to grc γαστήρ belly), in turn from mul grc βακτήριον and mul grc βᾰκτηρῐ́ᾱ.
Suffix
mul suffix m
Used to form genus names of Prokaryota superkingdom, especially Bacteria superregnum.
Derived terms
mul -bacter