CEFR B2

wolbachia

noun

Meaning

wolbachia means a genus of gram-negative bacteria infecting many species of arthropods and filarial nematodes. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses wolbachia to mean a genus of gram-negative bacteria infecting many species of arthropods and....
The teacher asked students to find wolbachia in the reading.

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wolbachia (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses wolbachia to mean a genus of gram-negative bacteria infecting many species of arthropods and....
The teacher asked students to find wolbachia in the reading.
Check the words around wolbachia to choose the right meaning.

How to Use wolbachia

a/the wolbachia (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a wolbachia."
wolbachia in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked wolbachia in context before translating it."

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