Aerobies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aerobies \A"["e]r*o*bies\, n. pl. [A["e]ro- + Gr. bi`os life.]
     (Biol.)
     Micro["o]rganisms which live in contact with the air and need
     oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on
     the surface of putrefactive fluids; aerobes. [obsolescent]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]