Salmonella Definition
sălmə-nĕlə
salmonellae, salmonellas
noun
Any of a genus (Salmonella) of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that cause various diseases in people and domestic animals, including typhoid fever and food poisoning.
Webster's New World
Salmonellosis.
American Heritage Medicine
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae "” the salmonella bacteria.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Salmonella
Noun
Singular:
salmonellaPlural:
salmonellae, salmonellasOrigin of Salmonella
New Latin Salmonella genus name after Daniel Elmer Salmon (1850–1914), American pathologist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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New Latin, from Salmon (“a surname") +"Ž -ella, after Daniel Elmer Salmon.
From Wiktionary
From Salmonella, named for its discoverer, Daniel Elmer Salmon.
From Wiktionary
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