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noun
An anaerobic soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that secretes the toxin botulin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: botulinus, Clostridium botulinum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
History
From Latin botulus (“sausage”) + -īnum.
