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bacteria vs microorganism

microorganism vs bacteria

bacteria and microorganism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bacteria Yes No No No
microorganism Yes No No No
As nouns, microorganism is a hypernym of bacteria; that is, microorganism 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
  • microorganism: any organism of microscopic size
Other hypernyms of bacteria include micro-organism.
bacteria (noun) microorganism (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 microorganism

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