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    ANTHRAX BACILLUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweaponplay

    Synonyms:

    anthrax bacillus; Bacillus anthracis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("anthrax bacillus" is a kind of...):

    B; bacillus (aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil)

    bioarm; biological weapon; bioweapon (any weapon usable in biological warfare)

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