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enterococcus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɛntəɹə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/
  • General-American: /ˌɛntəɹoʊˈkɑkəs/
  • rhymes with -ɒkəs
  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 N T ER0 AH0 K AO1 K AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bacteriology, biology, microbiology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h1énterosder. Ancient Greek ἔντερον (énteron)der. New Latin entero-bor. English entero- English -coccus English enterococcus From entero- + -coccus.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: enterokokki — bacterium of the genus Enterococcus
  • Italian: enterococco — bacterium of the genus Enterococcus