bacterium vs true bacteria

true bacteria vs bacterium

bacterium and true bacteria both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bacterium	Yes	No	No	No
true bacteria	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, true bacteria is a hyponym of bacterium; that is, true bacteria is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bacterium:

bacterium: (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
true bacteria: a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

Other hyponyms of bacterium include acidophil, acidophile, probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora, bacteroid, eubacteria, eubacterium, Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium, Francisella, genus Francisella, gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, legionella, Legionella pneumophilia, nitrobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, pus-forming bacteria, rod, diplococcus, superbug.

bacterium (noun)	true bacteria (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 large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella

Difference between bacterium and true bacteria

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