Bacteriocyte

/ˌbæktɪrioʊˈsaɪt/ noun

Definition

A cell that contains bacteria, usually referring to specialized insect cells that harbor beneficial bacterial partners.

Etymology

From bacteria + -cyte (from Greek 'kytos' meaning cell). Used especially in entomology to describe cells in insects that maintain symbiotic bacterial relationships.

Kelly Says

Some insects like aphids have bacteriocytes that house symbiotic bacteria providing essential nutrients—it's like having a tiny internal farm that keeps the insect alive!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባክቴሪያ ሴል
bak-te-ree-ah sel
ARالعربية
خلايا البكتيريا
khala'i al-bakteeriya
BNবাংলা
ব্যাকটেরিওসাইট
bakt-er-ee-oh-saait
CACatalà
bacteriòcit
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
CSČeština
bakteriocyt
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
DADansk
bakteriocyt
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
DEDeutsch
Bakteriozyt
bak-te-ree-oh-zyt
ELΕλληνικά
βακτηριόκυτος
bak-tee-ree-oh-kee-tos
ESEspañol
bacteriócito
bahk-teer-ee-oh-see-toh
FAفارسی
سلول باکتری
sool baak-te-ree
FISuomi
bakteerisyto
bak-tee-ree-syt-oh
FRFrançais
bactériocyte
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
GUGU
બેક્ટેરિયોસાઇટ
baak-te-ree-oh-saait
HAHA
kamar bakitiri
ka-mar ba-ki-tee-ree
HEעברית
תא חיידק
tay chaye-dak
HIहिन्दी
बैक्टीरियोसाइट
baak-teer-ee-oh-saait
HUMagyar
bakteriócit
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
IDBahasa Indonesia
bakteri sit
bak-te-ree sit
IGIG
sélú ụzọ
seh-loo oo-zo
ITItaliano
batteriocita
bat-te-ree-oh-chee-ta
JA日本語
細菌細胞
saikin saibou
KKKK
бактериоцит
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
KMKM
ក្លិនបាក់ទេរី
khlin bak-te-ree
KO한국어
세균세포
se-gun se-po
MRMR
बॅक्टेरियोसाइट
baak-te-ree-oh-saait
MSBahasa Melayu
bakterio sit
bak-te-ree-oh sit
MYမြန်မာ
ပ Bakterien ကလို
pa bak-te-ree-an ka-lo
NLNederlands
bacteriocyt
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
NONorsk
bakteriocyt
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
PAPA
ਬੈਕਟੀਰੀਆ ਸੈਲ
baak-te-ree-aa sael
PLPolski
bakteriocyt
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
PTPortuguês
bacteriócito
bahk-tee-ree-oh-see-toh
RORomână
bacteriocito
bak-te-ree-oh-si-toh
RUРусский
бактериоцит
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
SVSvenska
bakteriöcyt
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
SWKiswahili
seluli ya bakteria
se-loo-lee ya bak-te-ree-ah
TAதமிழ்
பாக்டीरியா செல்
paak-tee-ree-ya sel
TEతెలుగు
బాక్టీరియోసైట్
baak-tee-ree-oh-saait
THไทย
เซลล์แบคทีเรีย
sel' bai-ktee-ree-a
TLTL
bakteriyosito
bak-te-ree-oh-si-toh
TRTürkçe
bakteriyosit
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
UKУкраїнська
бактеріоцит
bak-te-ree-oh-sit
URاردو
بیکٹیریا سائٹ
beek-te-ree-ah saait
VITiếng Việt
tế bào vi khuẩn
teh-bau vi-khuan
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ ọ̀rọ̀
eh-koh or-roh
ZH中文
细菌细胞
xì yán xì bào
ZUZU
isiseli sobaktiri
ee-see-seh-lee so-bak-tee-ree

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