Cyanobacteria
/ˌsaɪənəʊbækˈtɪərɪə/1
- Biology a division of micro-organisms that are related to the bacteria but are capable of photosynthesis. They are prokaryotic and represent the earliest known form of life on the earth.【生】蓝细菌, 藻青菌。
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- Division Cyanobacteria, kingdom Monera.蓝细菌门, 原核生物界。
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- as plural noun cyanobacteria micro-organisms of this division; blue-green algae蓝细菌门微生物; 蓝绿藻。
词源
modern Latin (plural), from Greek kuaneos 'dark blue' + plural of BACTERIUM.