Synonyms of superbug

Noun


1. superbug, bacteria, bacterium

usage: a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics

2. superbug, Bemisia tabaci, poinsettia strain, sweet-potato whitefly

usage: a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias

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