escherichia

English Thesaurus

1. a genus of enteric bacteria (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	enteric bacteria, enterics, enterobacteria, entric,
definition	:	rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	e. coli, escherichia coli,
definition	:	a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus escherichia,
definition	:	a genus of bacteria (noun.animal)