Microorganism

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAn organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

"The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen."

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