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legionellae

legionellae is the plural of legionella.

Meaning of legionella

Noun

legionella (countable and uncountable, plural legionellas or legionellae)

  1. Bacteria of the genus Legionella.
    • Thameslink Train Services Director Rob Mullen responded: "A very low level of legionella was found during testing in a small number of our Class 700 train toilets. While it is extremely unlikely this would cause any harm, the toilets were immediately locked out of use. The trains were taken out of...2021 September 8, “RMT strike threat over legionella on Thameslink trains”, in RAIL, number 939, page 18

Questions about legionellae

What is legionellae the plural of?
Legionellae is the plural of legionella.

Words near legionellae in the dictionary

  1. legionary
  2. legionary ant
  3. legionary ants
  4. legioned
  5. legionella
  6. legionellae
  7. legionellal
  8. legionellas
  9. legionelloses
  10. legionellosis
  11. legioner

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