əˈsēd.ōˌbaktə(r) noun
Etymology: New Latin, from acet- + -bacter
1. capitalized : a genus of aerobic ellipsoidal to rod-shaped bacteria (family Pseudomonadaceae) growing in the presence of alcohol and securing energy by oxidizing organic compounds to organic acids (as alcohol to acetic acid)
2. -s : a bacterium of the genus Acetobacter