LEPROSY BACILLUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause of leprosy

Synonyms:

leprosy bacillus; Mycobacterium leprae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("leprosy bacillus" is a kind of...):

mycobacteria; mycobacterium (rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases)

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