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Legionella

[ lee-juh-nel-uh ]

noun

  1. a genus of rod- or coccus-shaped aerobic Gram-negative bacteria, certain species of which, as L. pneumophila, produce legionnaires' disease.


legionella

/ ˌliːdʒəˈnɛlə /

noun

  1. any Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Legionella, including L. pneumophila, which causes legionnaire's disease
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Legionella1

< New Latin (1979), after legionnaires' disease; -ella
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Legionella1

C20: New Latin, diminutive of legion , as in legionnaire's disease

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