Word
shigella, n.
(shigellas)
rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
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shigella
semantic pointers
hypernym
enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entric
member holonym
genus Shigella
hyponym
shiga bacillus, Shigella dysentariae