English noun: salmonella | |||
1. | salmonella (animal) rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enteric bacteria, enterics, enterobacteria, entric | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Gartner's bacillus, Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhimurium, Salmonella typhosa, typhoid bacillus | ||
Member meronym | genus Salmonella | ||