LISTERIA

listeria

(noun) any species of the genus Listeria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

listeria (plural listeria)

Any rod-shaped, gram-positive bacterium, of the genus Listeria, especially those responsible for the bacterial infection listeriosis.

Synonym: listerella

Anagrams

• Altieris, airliest, lairiest

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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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