anaerobe

English Thesaurus

1. an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	being, organism,
definition	:	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	obligate anaerobe,
definition	:	an organism that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen (noun.animal)

derivation	:	anaerobic, anaerobiotic,
definition	:	living or active in the absence of free oxygen (adj.all)

derivation	:	anaerobic, anaerobiotic,
definition	:	living or active in the absence of free oxygen (adj.all)