English noun: clostridium perfringens | |||
| 1. | clostridium perfringens (animal) anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bioarm, biological weapon, bioweapon, eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | ||
| Member meronym | genus Clostridium | ||