chlamydobacterium

noun

chlam·​y·​do·​bac·​te·​ri·​um

-ˈtirēəm

plural chlamydobacteria

-rēə

: a higher bacterium of the family Chlamydobacteriaceae or the order Chlamydobacteriales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chlamyd- + bacterium

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Rhymes for chlamydobacterium

• cyanobacterium
• agrobacterium
• corynebacterium
• mycobacterium
• bacterium
• delirium
• deuterium
• imperium
• puerperium
• venereum
• magisterium
• ministerium