microorganism

名词 n.
/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/    /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
    — The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.

词形变化

microorganisms plural micro-organism alternative microörganism alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
English organism
English microorganism
From micro- + organism.
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