Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bordetella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: bor-de-tel-la
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several gram-negative coccobacilli, of the genus Bordetella, many of which are pathogenic; especially Bordetella pertussis which causes whooping cough and kennel cough.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

bordetellas (plural) bordetellae (plural)

Questions

What does bordetella mean?: Any of several gram-negative coccobacilli, of the genus Bordetella, many of which are pathogenic; especially Bordetella pertussis which causes whooping cough and kennel cough.
Where does bordetella come from?: From the genus name.

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