yersinia

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noun

A Gram-negative bacterium, of the genus Yersinia, that is an etiological agent of several diseases in animals and humans, notably Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague.

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Meanings

nounyersinia (plural yersinias or yersiniae)

plural yersinias · plural yersiniae

  1. A Gram-negative bacterium, of the genus Yersinia, that is an etiological agent of several diseases in animals and humans, notably Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague.

Origin

  1. translingualYersinia
  2. translingualYersinia
  3. Englishyersinia

Borrowed from Translingual Yersinia.

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APA

yersinia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yersinia

MLA

“yersinia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yersinia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yersinia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yersinia.

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