/er'euh sip"euh loh thriks', ear'euh-/ , n. Bacteriol.
any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Erysipelothrix, often forming long filaments and occurring as parasites on mammals, birds, and fish.
[ erysipel ( as ) ERYSIPELAS, + -o- -O- + thríx a hair ]