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microorganism vs microbe

microbe vs microorganism

microorganism and microbe both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
microorganism Yes No No No
microbe Yes No No No
As nouns, microbe is a hyponym of microorganism; that is, microbe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than microorganism:
  • microorganism: any organism of microscopic size
  • microbe: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
microorganism (noun) microbe (noun)
any organism of microscopic size a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Difference between microorganism and microbe

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