listeria
noun/lɪˈstɪəriə/
/lɪˈstɪriə/
[uncountable]- a type of bacteria that makes people ill if they eat food that contains itWord Origin1940s: modern Latin, named after Joseph Lister (1827-1912), the English surgeon.
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