myxobacteria

[ mik-soh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
/ ˌmɪk soʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun, singular myx·o·bac·te·ri·um [mik-soh-bak-teer-ee-uh m] /ˌmɪk soʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/. Bacteriology.

gliding bacteria.

Origin of myxobacteria

1930–35; myxo- + bacteria, based on the genus name Myxobacter; see -bacter

Words nearby myxobacteria

myxasthenia, myxedema, myxemia, myxo, myxo-, myxobacteria, myxochondrofibrosarcoma, myxochondroma, myxocyte, myxoedema, myxofibroma