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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the shape of a corynebacterium.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to the
Corynebacterium genus of bacteria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[coryne(bacterium) + –form.]
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From Corynebacterium, from Ancient Greek κορύνη (korunē, "club"), + -form
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