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SIR DAVID BRUCE
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• SIR DAVID BRUCE (noun)
The noun SIR DAVID BRUCE has 1 sense:
1. Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
Familiarity information: SIR DAVID BRUCE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bruce; David Bruce; Sir David Bruce
Instance hypernyms:
bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
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