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bacteroid

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1. a. Alt. of Bacteroidal Source: opted
2. adj. resembling bacteria Source: wordnet
3. n. a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants) Source: wordnet
4. Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles. Source: webster
5. n. a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants) Source: ecdict

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bacteria bacterium branched nitrogen-fixing nodules plants resembling rod-shaped rodlike root bacteroidal alt particles

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bacterioscopy bacteriostasis bacteriostat bacteriostatic bacteremia bacteremic bacteria bed bacteria family bacteria genus bacteria order bacteria species

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