English noun: shigella | |||
1. | shigella (animal) rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enteric bacteria, enterics, enterobacteria, entric | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | shiga bacillus, Shigella dysentariae | ||
Member meronym | genus Shigella | ||