a. [ L. lientericus, Gr. leienteriko`s: cf. F. lientérique. See Lientery. ] (Med.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, a lientery. -- n. (Med.) A lientery. Grew. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals; those of the genus Erwinia are found in plants. Syn. --enteric bacteria, enterobacteria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
(n) rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals, Syn. enterobacteria, entric, enterics