genus shigella

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1. a genus of bacteria (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bacteria genus,
definition	:	a genus of bacteria (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	shigella,
definition	:	rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	enterobacteriaceae, family enterobacteriaceae,
definition	:	a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales (noun.animal)