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aer·obe (er′ōb′)

noun

a microorganism that can live and grow only where free oxygen is present

Etymology: < aero- + Gr bios, life

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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