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Definition of: bacteroid
(bak′tə·roid) adjective
Resembling the forms of bacteria. Also bac′ter·oi′dal, bac·te·ri·oid (bak·tir′ē·oid).
—noun A bacterium found in tubercles on the roots of leguminous plants.
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