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moraxella

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɔː.ɹakˈsɛl.ə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌmɒ.ɹəkˈsɛl.ə/
  • General-American: /ˌmɔɹ.ækˈsɛl.ə/
  • rhymes with -ɛlə

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several short rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Moraxella (under family Moraxellaceae) which includes the causative agent (Moraxella lacunata) of catarrhal conjunctivitis; the bacterium inhabits the mucous membranes of mammals and causes infections of the middle ear, respiratory tract, and conjunctiva.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bacteriology, biology, microbiology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Moraxella (genus name).