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bac·te·roi·des \ˌbaktəˈrȯi(ˌ)dēz\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from bacterium + -oides 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Bacteroidaceae) of gram-negative anaerobic bacteria having rounded ends, producing no endospores and no pigment, and living usually in the normal intestinal tract 2. plural bacteroides : a bacterium of Bacteroides or a closely related genus |