salmonella
noun/ˌsælməˈnelə/
/ˌsælməˈnelə/
[uncountable]- a type of bacteria that makes people sick if they eat food that contains it; an illness caused by this bacteria
- cases of salmonella poisoning
- an outbreak of salmonella
Oxford Collocations DictionarySalmonella is used before these nouns:- outbreak
Word Originmodern Latin, named after Daniel E. Salmon (1850–1914), American veterinary surgeon.Want to learn more?
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