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superbugs

superbugs is the plural of superbug.

Meaning of superbug

Noun

superbug (plural superbugs)

  1. (informal) A strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR).
    • But now we’re seeing increasing numbers of superbugs that survive antibiotics. One of the best-known —[is] MRSA, a kind of staph infection [that]— kills about 18,000 Americans annually. That’s more than die of AIDS.2010 March 7, Nicholas Kristof, “The Spread of Superbugs”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. (informal) Any pathogen resistant to many, even all, of the biocides or other agents used to treat similar pathogens.
  3. (US) An invasive insect, Bemisia tabaci, that is a major pest of vegetable crops, both directly and as a virus vector.
    Synonyms:
    silverleaf whitefly

Questions about superbugs

What is superbugs the plural of?
Superbugs is the plural of superbug.

Words near superbugs in the dictionary

  1. superbrilliantly
  2. superbroccoli
  3. superbubble
  4. superbubbles
  5. superbug
  6. superbugs
  7. superbulky
  8. superbull
  9. superbulls
  10. superbunching
  11. superbungalow

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