bacteroides

/,bæktə'rɔɪdiz/ noun
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Type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals.

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Starts withB
Ends withS
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Syllablesbac · te · roi · des
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