bacteria vs micro-organism

micro-organism vs bacteria

bacteria and micro-organism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bacteria	Yes	No	No	No
micro-organism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, micro-organism is a hypernym of bacteria; that is, micro-organism is a word with a broader 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
micro-organism: any organism of microscopic size

Other hypernyms of bacteria include microorganism.

bacteria (noun)	micro-organism (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	any organism of microscopic size

Difference between bacteria and micro-organism

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