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coli

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"E. ___ bacterium"

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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈkoʊ.laɪ/Sorted ciloStarts with CEnds with I1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.

Word origin

Ellipsis of Bacterium coli or Bacillus coli, obsolete taxonomic names of the species (now called Escherichia coli). The word itself derives from Latin colī, genitive of colon (“colon, large intestine”).

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