pasteurella

American

[pas-tuh-rel-uh] / ˌpæs təˈrɛl ə /

noun

Bacteriology.

any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pasturella, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and animals.

< New Latin (1887), after L. Pasteur; see -ella

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023