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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 meronymgenus Shigella









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