cyanobacteria

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cyanobacteria /ˌsʌɪənəʊbakˈtɪərɪə/

▶plural noun (sing. cyanobacterium) Biology microorganisms of a division (Cyanobacteria) comprising the blue-green algae, related to bacteria but capable of photosynthesis.

– derivatives
cyanobacterial adjective.

– origin mod. L., from Gk kuaneos ‘dark blue’ + bacterium.

'cyanobacteria' also found in these Oxford entries:

bloom - blue-green algae - cryptogamic - eubacteria

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