Superbug
noun, Informal.
1.
a pathogenic bacterium that has developed immunity to antibiotics, or an insect that has developed immunity to insecticides.
noun
1.
(informal) an infective microorganism that has become resistant to antibiotics
superbug su·per·bug (sōō’pər-bŭg’)
n.
Any of various disease-causing bacteria that develop a resistance to drugs normally used to control or eradicate them.
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