ˈshēgə-, -(ˌ)gä- noun
also shiga dysentery bacillus
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Kiyoshi Shiga
: a widely distributed but chiefly tropical bacillus ( Shigella dysenteriae ) that causes dysentery in man and monkeys
ˈshēgə-, -(ˌ)gä- noun
also shiga dysentery bacillus
Usage: usually capitalized S
Etymology: after Kiyoshi Shiga
: a widely distributed but chiefly tropical bacillus ( Shigella dysenteriae ) that causes dysentery in man and monkeys
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012