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    ENTERICS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animalsplay

    Synonyms:

    enteric bacteria; enterics; enterobacteria; entric

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("enterics" is a kind of...):

    eubacteria; eubacterium; true bacteria (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enterics"):

    escherichia (a genus of enteric bacteria)

    klebsiella (a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections)

    salmonella (rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon)

    shigella (rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon)

    erwinia (rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants)

    Holonyms ("enterics" is a member of...):

    Enterobacteriaceae; family Enterobacteriaceae (a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales)

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