different between archaebacterium vs archaeon

English

Alternative forms

• archæbacterium
• archebacterium (American)
• archeabacterium

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (arkhaîos, “ancient”) and bacteria.

Noun

archaebacterium (plural archaebacteria)

1. Any primitive bacteria-like organism in the kingdom Archaea.

Translations

Anagrams

• archeabacterium

English

Etymology

Scientific Latin, corresponding to a singular form of Archaea.

Noun

archaeon (plural archaeons or archaea)

1. A member of the kingdom Archaea; an archaebacterium. [from 20th c.]
   • 2020, Hannah Devlin, The Guardian, 15 January:

     Then, the theory goes, a rogue archaeon gobbled up a bacterium to create an entirely new type of cell that would go on to form the basis of all complex life on Earth, from plants to humans.

Synonyms

• archaebacterium

Translations

See also

• extremophile

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ar?k?ae?.on/, [är?k?äe??n]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ar?ke.on/, [?r?k???n]

Noun

archaeon n (genitive archae?); second declension

1. archaeon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).