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- US Pronunciation
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- [li-steer-ee-uh]
- /lɪˈstɪər i ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [li-steer-ee-uh]
- /lɪˈstɪər i ə/
Definitions of listeria word
- noun listeria any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals. 1
- noun listeria A type of bacterium that infects humans and other warm-blooded animals through contaminated food. 1
- noun listeria poisonous bacteria 1
- uncountable noun listeria Listeria is a serious form of food poisoning caused by bacteria in food. You can also refer to the bacteria itself as listeria. 0
- noun listeria any rodlike Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Listeria, esp L. monocytogenes, the cause of listeriosis 0
- noun listeria any of a genus (Listeria, esp. L. monocytogenes) of small, Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria that cause listeriosis, sometimes found in dairy products and raw meat 0
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Origin of listeria
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
1960-65; < New Latin, named after J. Lister; see -ia
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Parts of speech for Listeria
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listeria popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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