salmonella

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US, UK/ˌsæl.məˈnɛ.lə//ˌsæ.məˈnɛ.lə/

noun

Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.

“Everyone got sick from salmonella in the undercooked meat.”

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Meanings

nounsalmonella (plural salmonellas or salmonellae)

plural salmonellas · plural salmonellae

  1. Any of the serotypes of the two species of rod-shaped bacteria, of the genus Salmonella, especially Salmonella enterica, that cause typhoid fever and salmonellosis, manifest as food poisoning and other diseases.

    Everyone got sick from salmonella in the undercooked meat.

  2. Food poisoning, especially in humans, caused by such organisms.

Origin

From the genus name Salmonella, named after American veterinarian Daniel Elmer Salmon.

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Translations

Bulgarian салмонела
  • салмонела (salmonela)bacterium of the genus Salmonella
Chinese Mandarin 沙門氏菌 /沙门氏菌
  • 沙門氏菌 /沙门氏菌 (shāménshìjūn)bacterium of the genus Salmonella
Finnish salmonella
  • salmonellabacterium of the genus Salmonella
French salmonelle
  • salmonellebacterium of the genus Salmonella
German Salmonelle
  • Salmonellebacterium of the genus Salmonella
Greek σαλμονέλα
  • σαλμονέλα (salmonéla)bacterium of the genus Salmonella
Hungarian szalmonella
  • szalmonellabacterium of the genus Salmonella
Italian salmonella
  • salmonellabacterium of the genus Salmonella
Japanese サルモネラ
  • サルモネラ (sarumonera)bacterium of the genus Salmonella
Malay salmonela
  • salmonelabacterium of the genus Salmonella
Māori haramonera
  • haramonerabacterium of the genus Salmonella
Polish salmonella
  • salmonellabacterium of the genus Salmonella
Portuguese salmonela
  • salmonelabacterium of the genus Salmonella
Romanian salmonelă
  • salmonelăbacterium of the genus Salmonella
Russian сальмонелла
  • сальмонелла (salʹmonella)bacterium of the genus Salmonella
Spanish salmonela
  • salmonelabacterium of the genus Salmonella
Thai ซาลโมเนลลา
  • ซาลโมเนลลา (saal-moo-neel-lâa)bacterium of the genus Salmonella

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with salmonella

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Cite this entry
APA

salmonella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salmonella

MLA

“salmonella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salmonella. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salmonella,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salmonella.

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