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bacteroid, a. and n.|ˈbæktərɔɪd|
[f. bacterium: see -oid; bacterioid would be a better form.]
A. adj. Of the nature of, or allied to, the bacteria.
1855Garrod Mat. Med. 143 A decided antiseptic, arresting the development of bacteroid organisms.
B. n. A micro-organism of bacterial character; spec. one found (a) in the root-nodules of leguminous plants, (b) in the body of certain insects.
1878Parkes' Pract. Hygiene (ed. 5) 63 Bacteria, vibriones, or microzymes... Frequently spoken of as Bacteroids. 1887Phil. Trans. CLXXVIII. B. 552 The gemmules or ‘bacteroids’ [in the Leguminosæ]. 1898R. T. Hewlett Bacteriology 26 If the roots of a pea, bean, or vetch be examined, numerous little nodules will be found upon them; on examining these microscopically small irregular bodies are found to be present, which have been termed bacteroids. 1940Chambers's Techn. Dict. 70/1 Bacteroids, in Oligochaeta, rod-like bodies of unknown function occurring in the connective tissue. 1949in H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics II. viii. xxxi. 1024 Certain body cells of cockroaches contain gram positive micro-organisms known as bacteroids. |