INTESTINAL FLORA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("intestinal flora" is a kind of...):

micro-organism; microorganism (any organism of microscopic size)

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