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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
Sense 1
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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