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legionella.

Bacteria of the genus Legionella.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Bacteria of the genus Legionella.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From legion + translingual -ella, from Latin legio. Constructed from American Legion, after an outbreak of a then-unknown "mystery disease" (Legionnaires' disease) at a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia in 1976.

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