Main Entry: shi·gel·la

Pronunciation: \shi-ˈgel-ə\

Function: noun

1 capitalized : a genus of nonmotile aerobic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that form acid but no gas on many carbohydrates and that cause dysenteries in animals and especially humans
2 plural shi·gel·lae \-ˌē\ also shi·gellas : any bacterium of the genus Shigella
3 : shigellosis