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halobacteria

[ hal-oh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
/ ˌhæl oʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /
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plural noun, singular hal·o·bac·te·ri·um [hal-oh-bak-teer-ee-uhm]. /ˌhæl oʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/. Microbiology.
former name of the haloarchaea, assigned before the archaea were recognized as organisms distinct from bacteria.
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Origin of halobacteria

First recorded in 1975–80; halo- + bacteria; compare New Latin Halobacterium a genus of such bacteria
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