Archaebacteria

See also: archaebacteria and archæbacteria

Translingual

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”) + bacteria, from βακτηρία (baktēría, “rod, staff”).

Proper noun

Archaebacteria

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic subkingdom within the kingdom Bacteria.
  2. Archaea, a domain comprising organisms formerly called archaebacteria.

See also

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