Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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superbug | Yes | No | No | No |
bacteria | Yes | No | No | No |
superbug (noun) | bacteria (noun) |
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a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics | (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants |
a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias |