how did it get the name?
The diminutive of βακτηρία ("bakteria"), meaning "staff, cane.
Bacteria
The word "bacteria" is the plural of the New Latin "", which is the latinisation of the Greek ("bakterion"), the diminutive of βακτηρία ("bakteria"), meaning "staff, cane", because the first ones to be discovered were rod-shaped.
what is bacteria? A type of biological cell.
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Bacteria [SEP] Etymology
The word "bacteria" is the plural of the New Latin "", which is the latinisation of the Greek ("bakterion"), the diminutive of βακτηρία ("bakteria"), meaning "staff, cane", because the first ones to be discovered were rod-shaped.