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ALEXANDRE EMILE JEAN YERSIN

• ALEXANDRE EMILE JEAN YERSIN (noun)
The noun ALEXANDRE EMILE JEAN YERSIN has 1 sense:

1. French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943)

Familiarity information: ALEXANDRE EMILE JEAN YERSIN used as a noun is very rare.

• ALEXANDRE EMILE JEAN YERSIN (noun)

Sense 1

Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin; Alexandre Yersin; Yersin

Instance hypernyms:

bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)

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