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listeria
lis·te·ri·a [ lə stree ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
rod-shaped bacterium: a rod-shaped aerobic parasitic bacterium that causes disease, especially listeriosis. Genus Listeria.
[Mid-20th century. < modern Latin, after Joseph Lister]
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