noun
a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
• Syn: ↑family Enterobacteriaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Aerobacter, ↑genus Aerobacter, ↑enteric bacteria, ↑enterobacteria, ↑enterics, ↑entric, ↑genus Escherichia, ↑genus Klebsiella, ↑genus Salmonella, ↑genus Serratia, ↑Serratia, ↑genus Shigella, ↑genus Erwinia
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\\|entə(ˌ)rō+\ noun plural1. capitalized : a large family (order Eubacteriales) of gram-negative straight bacterial rods that ferment glucose with the production of acid or acid and gas and that include the common coliform organisms and other saprophytes as well as a number of serious pathogens of man, lower animals, and plants — see eberthella, erwinia, escherichia, salmonella
2. : members of the family Enterobacteriaceae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.