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Legionella

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lē′jə nel′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Le•gion•el•la  (lē′jə nel′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Microbiologya genus of rod- or coccus-shaped aerobic Gram-negative bacteria, certain species of which, as L. pneumophila, produce legionnaires' disease.
  • Neo-Latin (1979), after legionnaires' disease; see -ella

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