listeria

Meaning of listeria

noun

a type of bacterium which infects humans and other warm-blooded animals through contaminated food.

1940s: modern Latin, named after Joseph Lister (see Lister, Joseph).

Information about listeria

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of listeria is: listerias.
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Hyphenation of listeria

lis-te-ria

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 letters.
  • listeria is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Anagrams of listeria

lairiest

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