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