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bacteria vs bacteroid

bacteroid vs bacteria

bacteria and bacteroid both are nouns.

bacteria is not an adjective while bacteroid is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bacteria Yes No No No
bacteroid Yes Yes No No
As nouns, bacteroid is a hyponym of bacteria; that is, bacteroid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bacteria:
  • bacteria: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
  • bacteroid: a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
bacteria (noun) bacteroid (noun)
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
bacteria (adjective) bacteroid (adjective)
resembling bacteria
Difference between bacteria and bacteroid

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