Meanings
nounenterococcus (plural enterococci)
plural enterococci
- bacteriologyAny of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
- Ancient Greekἔντερον (énteron)
- New Latinentero-
- Englishentero-
- Ancient Greekκόκκος (kókkos)
- Latincoccum
- New Latincoccu
- Englishcoccus
- Englishenterococcus
Translations
Finnish enterokokki
- enterokokkibacterium of the genus Enterococcus
Italian enterococco
- enterococcobacterium of the genus Enterococcus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with enterococcus
streptococcuscryptococcuspneumococcusechinococcuscoccusascococcus-coccuscytococcusdiplococcusmacrococcusprotococcus
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
enterococcus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterococcus
MLA
“enterococcus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterococcus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enterococcus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enterococcus.
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