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    CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulismplay

    Synonyms:

    botulinum; botulinus; Clostridium botulinum

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Clostridium botulinum" is a kind of...):

    eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

    Holonyms ("Clostridium botulinum" is a member of...):

    genus Clostridium (anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung)

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