HyperDic: listeria

English > 1 sense of the word listeria:
NOUNanimallisteriaany species of the genus Listeria
listeria > pronunciation
Soundslihstih'riyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > listeria: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny species of the genus Listeria.
Member ofgenus ListeriaA genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small Gram-positive rods
NarrowerListeria monocytogenes, L. monocytogenesThe type species of the genus Listeria
Broadereubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteriaA large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls
Spanishlisteria
Catalanlisteria, listèria

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