legionella
See also: Legionella
English
Etymology
Constructed from "American Legion", after an outbreak of a then-unknown "mystery disease" at a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia in 1976.
Noun
legionella (plural legionellae)
- bacteria of the genus Legionella.
Italian
Noun
legionella f (plural legionelle)
- bacteria of the genus Legionella
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