superbug

Noun

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Noun (2)

  1. a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibioticsType of bacteria, bacterium
  2. a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettiasSynonyms: Bemisia tabacipoinsettia strainType of sweet-potato whiteflyMember of Bemisia, genus Bemisia
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