Home › Words › C › colibacilluscolibacilluscolibacillus means any bacterium of the species Escherichia coli; a coli.EtymologyFrom coli + bacillus.nounAny bacterium of the species Escherichia coli; a coli.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.colibacillary 84% match — Relating to colibacillus. vs colibacillus →colibacillosis 77% match — disease caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli vs colibacillus →colibacilluria 76% match — The presence of Escherichia coli in the urine. vs colibacillus →coli 74% match — Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. vs colibacillus →coliform 69% match — Of or pertaining to the bacteria that inhabit the intestines (especially the colon) of mammals. vs colibacillus →colicine 65% match — Any of various antibiotics produced naturally by bacteria such as Escherichia coli. vs colibacillus →coliphage 64% match — Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli vs colibacillus →colicin 61% match — Any of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains vs colibacillus →