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]