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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
legionella /ˌliːdʒəˈnɛlə/

▶noun (pl. legionellae /-liː/) the bacterium responsible for legionnaires' disease. [Legionella pneumophila.]

– origin 1970s: mod. L., from legion + the dimin. suffix -ella.

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