单词：pestis
[医] 鼠疫, 瘟疫, 黑死病
n a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
词型变化：名词复数形式 : pestiss
pestis的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- Despite this advance, one should still avoid Yersinia pestis like, well, the plague.尽管有了这些最新进展，但是我们还是得提防着鼠疫杆菌，例如瘟疫之类的。
- A pair of primers derived from this fragment can specifically amplify Yersinia pestis templates.根据这段序列设计的引物对可以特异性地扩增鼠疫耶尔森菌的模板。
词汇搭配
- anthracia pestis[医] 鼠疫
- Bacterium pestis[医] 鼠疫杆菌...
- Bacillus pestis bubonicae[医] 鼠疫杆菌...
【近义词】
- pest害虫
- plague瘟疫
- pestilence瘟疫