MICROBE


Meaning of MICROBE in English

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊb; NAmE -kroʊb/ noun

an extremely small living thing that you can only see under a microscope and that may cause disease

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from French , from Greek mikros small + bios life.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.