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Meaning of Rickettsia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of gram-negative bacteria, of the genus Rickettsia, carried as parasites by ticks, fleas and lice, that cause typhus and other diseases.
  2. Any bacterium of the order Rickettsiales.
    informal

Equivalents

العربية الجرثومة الطفيلية المرضية رِكِتْسِيَا رِيكِتْسِيَا رِيكِتْسِيَّة
Deutsch Rickettsie
Español rickettsia
Français Rickettsia rickettsie
Bahasa Indonesia riketsia
Italiano rickettsia
日本語 リケッチア リケッチャ リケッツィア リッケットシア
한국어 리케차
Polski riketsja
Português rickettsia
Русский рикке́тсия

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rickettsiaes rickettsialpox rickettsiemia rickettsiologist rickettsiology rickettsiosis

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