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Noun: microbe  mI-krowb
  1. A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
    - bug, germ

Derived forms: microbes

See also: microbial

Type of: microorganism, micro-organism

Encyclopedia: Microbe

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