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SHIGA BACILLUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bacillus that causes dysentery
Synonyms:
shiga bacillus; Shigella dysentariae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shiga bacillus" 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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