Word
salmonella, n.
(salmonellae)
rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon
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salmonella
semantic pointers
hypernym
enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entric
member holonym
genus Salmonella
hyponym
Salmonella enteritidis, Gartner's bacillus
Salmonella typhimurium
typhoid bacillus, Salmonella typhosa, Salmonella typhi