BACTERIOLOGICAL WARFARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bacteriological warfare mean? 

• BACTERIOLOGICAL WARFARE (noun)
  The noun BACTERIOLOGICAL WARFARE has 1 sense:

1. the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon

  Familiarity information: BACTERIOLOGICAL WARFARE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACTERIOLOGICAL WARFARE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The use of harmful bacteria as a weapon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bacteriological warfare; germ warfare

Hypernyms ("bacteriological warfare" is a kind of...):

bioattack; biologic attack; biological attack; biological warfare; BW (the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food)