microbe

n.
A minute life form; a microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease. Not in technical use.

[French : Greek mīkro-, micro- + Greek bios, life.]

microbial mi·cro'bi·al (mī-krō'bē-əl) or mi·cro'bic (-krō'bĭk) adj.

noun

A minute organism usually producing disease: bug, germ, microorganism. See beings.

A microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - mikrobe, bakterie

Nederlands (Dutch)
bacterie, microbe

Français (French)
n. - microbe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mikrobe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (βιολ., μτφ.) μικρόβιο

Italiano (Italian)
microbo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - micróbio (m) (Biol.)

Русский (Russian)
микроб

Español (Spanish)
n. - microbio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mikrob

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
微生物, 细菌

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 微生物, 細菌

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 미생물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 微生物, 細菌

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ميكروب, جرثومه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיידק, מיקרוב‬

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