Bacterious

/bækˈtɪriəs/ adjective

Containing, producing, or relating to bacteria.

From Latin 'bakterion' (rod) + -ous (adjective suffix). An older, less common scientific term from the 1800s that has mostly been replaced by 'bacterial.'

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