aerobe

From French aérobie. By surface analysis, aero- +‎ -obe.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛː.rəʊb/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛˌroʊb/

aerobe (plural aerobes)

1. (biology) Any organism (but especially a bacterium) that can tolerate the presence of oxygen, or that needs oxygen to survive.

   Antonym: anaerobe

   Hyponym: nanoaerobe

• aerobic
• aerobics
• microbe

• Beroea

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aerobe

1. inflection of aerob:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular