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ESCHERICHIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of enteric bacteria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("escherichia" is a kind of...):
enteric bacteria; enterics; enterobacteria; entric (rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "escherichia"):
E. coli; Escherichia coli (a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety)
Holonyms ("escherichia" is a member of...):
genus Escherichia (a genus of bacteria)
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