brucella

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bro̅o̅ selə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bru•cel•la  (bro̅o̅ selə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cel•lae (-selē),USA pronunciation -cel•las. [Bacteriol.]
  1. Microbiologyany of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Brucella, certain species of which, as B. melitensis, are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
  • Neo-Latin; after Dutch. Bruce; see -ella
  • 1920

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