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ALEXANDRE EMILE JEAN YERSIN
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• 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
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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