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SHIGELLA DYSENTARIAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Shigella dysentariae mean?
• SHIGELLA DYSENTARIAE (noun)
The noun SHIGELLA DYSENTARIAE has 1 sense:
1. a bacillus that causes dysentery
Familiarity information: SHIGELLA DYSENTARIAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bacillus that causes dysentery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
shiga bacillus; Shigella dysentariae
Hypernyms ("Shigella dysentariae" 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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