DICTIONARY ENTRY
4 SYLLABLES
bacteroides
/,bæktə'rɔɪdiz/ · bæktərɔɪdiz
Bacteroides has 4 syllables: bac · te · roi · des.
bac
01
te
02
roi
03
des
04
noun. 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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