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botulinuses

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bot⋅u⋅li⋅nus

  [boch-uh-lahy-nuhs]
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–noun, plural -nus⋅es.
a soil bacterium, Clostridium botulinum, that thrives and forms botulin under anaerobic conditions.
Also, bot⋅u⋅li⋅num  [boch-uh-lahy-nuhm] .

Origin:
1895–1900; < NL: the former specific name, equiv. to L botul(us) a sausage (see botulism ) + -inus -ine 2

Related forms:
bot⋅u⋅li⋅nal, adjective
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bot·u·li·num   (bŏch'ə-lī'nəm)   
n.  An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.

[New Latin botulīnum, specific epithet, from Latin botulus, sausage.]
bot'u·li'nal adj.
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