bacteroid

== English == === Etymology === From bacterium +‎ -oid. === Noun === bacteroid (plural bacteroids) (dated) A micro-organism such as a bacterium or yeast. A bacterium of the species Bacteroides. A symbiotic form of the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Rhizobia, or the root nodule that it produces. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === bacteroid (comparative more bacteroid, superlative most bacteroid) (biology) Resembling bacteria. bacteroid particles === Derived terms ===