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for Comma bacillus
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Comma \Com"ma\, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ?
clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. Capon.]
1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of
a sentence, written or printed.
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2. (Mus.) A small interval (the difference between a major
and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners.
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Comma bacillus (Physiol.), a variety of bacillus shaped
like a comma, found in the intestines of patients
suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having
a special relation to the disease; -- called also cholera
bacillus.
Comma butterfly (Zool.), an American butterfly ({Grapta
comma), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under
side of the wings.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
comma bacillus
n 1: comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera [syn:
comma bacillus, Vibrio comma]
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