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Mikrobe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  • microbe noun A microorganism, especially one that causes disease; a germ.

Senses

Mikrobe is used for these senses in English:

  • bug A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
  • microbe (microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium.

bug — full definition

  1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
  2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
  3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
  4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
  5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.
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