Salmonella (Noun)

Meaning

Rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Hypernyms

• Entric
• Enterobacteria
• Enterics

Hyponyms

• Gartner's Bacillus
• Salmonella Typhosa
• Salmonella Typhi