Translingual

Shigella boydii

Proper noun

Shigella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – certain gram-negative bacteria, some of which can invade the colon and trigger the form of dysentery called shigellosis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Enterobacteriales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Shigella boydii, Shigella dysenteriae, Shigella flexneri, Shigella sonnei (species)

English

Wikispecies

Noun

shigella ‎(plural shigella or shigellas or shigellae)

1. (bacteriology) A bacterium in the genus Shigella, some kinds of which may cause a form of dysentery called shigellosis.