Main Entry: shi·gel·la

Pronunciation: \shi-ˈge-lə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural shi·gel·lae \-ˈge-(ˌ)lē, -(ˌ)lī\ also shi·gellas

Etymology: New Latin, from Kiyoshi Shiga †1957 Japanese bacteriologist

Date: 1937

1 : any of a genus (Shigella) of nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans
2 : shigellosis