{ Mi″crobe (?), ‖Mi‐cro″bi‐on (?), } n. [NL. microbion, fr. Gr. � little + � life.] (Biol.) A microscopic organism; — particularly applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as, the microbe of fowl cholera.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.