legionella

See also: Legionella

English
Several legionellae

Wikispecies

Etymology

legion +‎ -ella, from Latin legio. Constructed from "American Legion", after an outbreak of a then-unknown "mystery disease" (Legionnaires' disease) at a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia in 1976.

Noun

legionella (plural legionellae)

  1. bacteria of the genus Legionella.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English legionella, from Translingual Legionella.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌleː.ɣi.oːˈnɛ.laː/
  • Hyphenation: le‧gi‧o‧nel‧la
  • Rhymes: -ɛlaː

Noun

legionella f (plural legionella's)

  1. (countable, uncountable) legionella, bacterium of the genus Legionella.
    Synonym: legionairsbacterie

See also

Italian

Noun

legionella f (plural legionelle)

  1. bacteria of the genus Legionella
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