Associations to the word «Superbug»

Wiktionary

SUPERBUG, noun. (colloquial) A strain of bacteria that has become resistant to many antibiotics.
SUPERBUG, noun. (US) An insect, Bemisia tabaci, that is a serious pest.

Dictionary definition

SUPERBUG, noun. A strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics.
SUPERBUG, noun. 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 poinsettias.

Wise words

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