Term: yersinia pestis: a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: bellyful: an undesirable overabundance
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: formicidae: ants
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: slate: thin layers of rock used for roofing
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: orderly sergeant: the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: well point: a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: dotage: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: pickled herring: herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or vinegar)
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: flintlock: a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: sally lunn: a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot
Broader: bacillus: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | Unrelated: driving iron: (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face