moraxella
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See also: Moraxella
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from translingual Moraxella (genus name).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɔː.ɹakˈsɛl.ə/, /ˌmɒ.ɹəkˈsɛl.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɔɹ.ækˈsɛl.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɛlə
Noun[edit]
moraxella (plural moraxellas or moraxellae)
- (bacteriology) Any of several short rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Moraxella (under family Moraxellaceae) which includes the causative agent (Moraxella lacunata) of catarrhal conjunctivitis; the bacterium inhabits the mucous membranes of mammals and causes infections of the middle ear, respiratory tract, and conjunctiva.
References[edit]
- “moraxella”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “moraxella”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.