Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

klebs-löffler bacillus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.97 in modern English

Syllables: kleb-s-lof-fler bacil-lus
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.

Etymology

Discovered in 1884 by German bacteriologists Edwin Klebs (1834–1912) and Friedrich Löffler (1852–1915).

Inflected Forms

Klebs-Löffler bacilli (plural)

Questions

What does klebs-löffler bacillus mean?: Corynebacterium diphtheriae, the pathogenic bacterium that causes diphtheria.
Where does klebs-löffler bacillus come from?: Discovered in 1884 by German bacteriologists Edwin Klebs (1834–1912) and Friedrich Löffler (1852–1915).

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