microbio

/miˈkɾoβjo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los microbios

Meaning

  1. microbe

    • Hay microbios en el agua.

      There are microbes in the water.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

germen

Close synonyms for "microbe, germ."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

micróbio

micróbio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "microbe."

Practice

1 What does microbio mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay ___ en el agua.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches microbio?

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