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colibacillus

colibacillus noun: any bacterium of the species Escherichia coli; a coli.

Noun

colibacillus (plural colibacilli)

  1. Any bacterium of the species Escherichia coli; a coli.

Forms of colibacillus

pluralcolibacilli

Origin of colibacillus

From coli + bacillus.

Questions about colibacillus

What does colibacillus mean?
Colibacillus means any bacterium of the species Escherichia coli; a coli.
What part of speech is colibacillus?
Colibacillus is a noun.
What is the plural of colibacillus?
The plural of colibacillus is colibacilli.

Words near colibacillus in the dictionary

  1. colibacillary
  2. colibacilli
  3. colibacilloses
  4. colibacillosis
  5. colibacilluria
  6. colibacillus
  7. colibacilosis
  8. colibactin
  9. colic
  10. colic valve
  11. colic valves

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