Anaerobies

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

  Anaerobies \An*a"["e]r*o*bies\, n. pl. [Gr. 'an priv. + ?, ?,
     air + bi`os life.] (Biol.)
     Micro["o]rganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed
     by it. See {obligate anaerobes} under {anaerobes}.
     --Sternberg.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]