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superbug

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su·per·bug  (spr-bg)
n.
A strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics.
superbug [ˈsuːpəˌbʌg]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) Informal an infective microorganism that has become resistant to antibiotics
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Noun1.superbug - a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics
bacteria, bacterium - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
2.superbug - a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias
Bemisia tabaci, poinsettia strain
Bemisia, genus Bemisia - sweet-potato whitefly
sweet-potato whitefly - a variety of whitefly
Translations
superbug [ˈsʊːpəbʌg] N → bacteria f asesina
superbug [ˈsuːpərbʌg] n (= bacteria) → super bactérie f
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