BACILLUS ANTHRACIS

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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 bioweapon

Synonyms:

anthrax bacillus; Bacillus anthracis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Bacillus anthracis" 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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