SHIGA BACILLUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A bacillus that causes dysentery

Synonyms:

shiga bacillus; Shigella dysentariae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

shigella (rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon)

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