Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legionella pneumophila

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: le-gionel-la p-neu-mophi-la
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease

Synonyms

Legionella pneumophilia legionella

Questions

What does legionella pneumophila mean?: the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease

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