# microbiota

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #51,245

## Definitions
1. The microbial community that inhabits a multi-cellular organism, whether the entire organism or a specific body surface.

## Etymology
From micro- + biota.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/microbiota