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BOTULINUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does botulinus mean? 

BOTULINUS (noun)
  The noun BOTULINUS has 1 sense:

1. anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulismplay

  Familiarity information: BOTULINUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BOTULINUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

botulinum; botulinus; Clostridium botulinum

Hypernyms ("botulinus" is a kind of...):

eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

Holonyms ("botulinus" is a member of...):

genus Clostridium (anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung)


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