microflora

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ flora.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

Noun

microflora (plural microflorae)

1. Microscopic life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans.

Derived terms

• microfloral

Related terms

• microbiome
• microbiota
• microfauna

Translations

microscopic plant life

Chinese: Mandarin: 微植物群 (wēizhíwùqún) French: microflore (fr) f German: Mikroflora f Polish: mikroflora (pl) f Romanian: microfloră (ro) f Russian: микрофло́ра (ru) f (mikroflóra)

See also

• macroflora

Anagrams

• coraliform

Italian

Etymology

From micro- +‎ flora.

Noun

microflora f (plural microflore)

1. microflora

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mikɾoˈfloɾa/ [mi.kɾoˈflo.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -oɾa
• Syllabification: mi‧cro‧flo‧ra

Noun

microflora f (plural microfloras)

1. microflora

Further reading

• “microflora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024