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cyanobacteria
[ sahy-uh-noh-bak-teer-ee-uh, sahy-an-oh- ]
/ ˌsaɪ ə noʊ bækˈtɪər i ə, saɪˌæn oʊ- /
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plural noun, singular cy·a·no·bac·te·ri·um [sahy-uh-noh-bak-teer-ee-uhm, sahy-an-oh-]. /ˌsaɪ ə noʊ bækˈtɪər i əm, saɪˌæn oʊ-/.
Microbiology. a widely distributed group of photosynthetic bacteria, occurring singly or in colonies in terrestrial and aquatic habitats: often mistakenly referred to as algae, especially when called by their most common misnomer,blue-green algae .
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Also called cyanophytes .
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Cyanobacteria
[ sahy-uh-noh-bak-teer-ee-uh, sahy-an-oh- ]
/ ˌsaɪ ə noʊ bækˈtɪər i ə, saɪˌæn oʊ- /
noun Microbiology.
the phylum, or subkingdom, that comprises the cyanobacteria.
Also called Cyanophyta .
Origin of Cyanobacteria
See cyanobacteria
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How to use cyanobacteria in a sentence
For the past decade, he has used the phototropic properties of cyanobacteria to produce images in Petri dishes.
British Dictionary definitions for cyanobacteria
cyanobacteria
/ (ˌsaɪənəʊbækˈtɪərɪə) /
pl n singular -rium (-rɪəm)
a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigmentFormer name: blue-green algae
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