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Definition of Arizona
1. Noun. A state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon.
Terms within: Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Grand Canyon National Park, Petrified Forest National Park, Flagstaff, Mesa, Nogales, Capital Of Arizona, Phoenix, Prescott, Sun City, Tucson, Yuma, Chihuahuan Desert, Gila Desert, Mohave, Mohave Desert, Mojave, Mojave Desert, Painted Desert, Sonoran Desert, Cataract Canyon, Colorado, Colorado River, Colorado Plateau, Gila, Gila River, Grand Canyon
Group relationships: Southwest, Southwestern United States, America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Generic synonyms: American State
2. Noun. Glossy snake.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Colubridae, Family Colubridae
Member holonyms: Arizona Elegans, Glossy Snake
Medical Definition of Arizona
1. A genus of motile, peritrichous, nonsporeforming, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria (family Enterobacteriaceae) containing Gram-negative rods. These organisms do not produce urease and do not grow in media containing potassium cyanide. They decarboxylate lysine, arginine, and ornithine. Lactose is generally fermented. These organisms have been isolated from a wide variety of animals, including man; they may cause gastroenteritis in man and frequently are involved in localised lesions in man and lower animals. There is a single species, Arizona hinshawii, the type species. Arizona hinshawii, former name for Salmonella subsp. Arizonae. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arizona
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