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le·gion·el·la \ˌlējəˈnelə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from English legionnaire + New Latin -ella 1. capitalized : a genus of gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (family Legionellaceae) that includes the causative agent (L. pneumophila) of Legionnaires' disease 2. plural le·gion·el·lae \-ˈne(ˌ)lē\ also legionellas : a bacterium of the genus Legionella |