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BACILLUS ANTHRACIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon
Synonyms:
anthrax bacillus; Bacillus anthracis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Bacillus anthracis" is a kind of...):
B; bacillus (aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil)
bioarm; biological weapon; bioweapon (any weapon usable in biological warfare)
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