bacterivorous

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What does bacterivorous mean?

feeding on bacteria.

Where does bacterivorous come from?

Etymology tree Ancient Greek βακτηρία (baktēría) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ιον (-ion) Ancient Greek βακτήριον (baktḗrion)bor. New Latin bactēriabor. English bacteria English -vorous English bacterivorous From bacteria + -vorous.

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