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 superbug superbug /ˈsuːpərbʌg/

noun

  1. 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  ( Bemisia tabaci , poinsettia strain , superbug )
    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
  2. A strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics  ( superbug )
    a strain of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics


 dasyurid marsupial dasyurid marsupial /dæsjuːˈrɪd mɑːrsuːˈpiːəl/

noun

  1. Small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania  ( dasyurid , dasyurid marsupial )
    small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania


 Attlee Attlee /ˈætli/

noun

  1. British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)  ( 1st Earl Attlee , Attlee , Clement Attlee , Clement Richard Attlee )
    British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)


 sawfly sawfly /ˈsɔːflaɪ/

noun

  1. Insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant  ( sawfly )
    insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
     The rose plant is under attack by sawfly larvae, which are notorious for feeding on leaves.
    The rose plant is under attack by sawfly larvae, which are notorious for feeding on leaves.