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TYPHOID BACILLUS

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Dictionary entry overview: What does typhoid bacillus mean?

• TYPHOID BACILLUS (noun)
The noun TYPHOID BACILLUS has 1 sense:

1. a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever

Familiarity information: TYPHOID BACILLUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TYPHOID BACILLUS (noun)

Sense 1

typhoid bacillus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Salmonella typhi; Salmonella typhosa; typhoid bacillus

Hypernyms ("typhoid bacillus" is a kind of...):

salmonella (rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon)

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