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archaebacteria
[ ahr-kee-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
plural noun
, Microbiology.
, singular ar·chae·bac·te·ri·um [ahr-kee-bak-, teer, -ee-, uh, m].
- a former term for the archaea, which in the three-domain system are no longer classified, either in kingdom or domain, with the bacteria.
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Origin of archaebacteria1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of archaebacteria1
from archaeo- + bacteria
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