enterococcus

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
23
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌɛntəɹə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/
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/ˌɛntəɹə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/ · /ˌɛntəɹoʊˈkɑkəs/

Definition of enterococcus

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics

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Etymology

From entero- + -coccus.

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