/ ˌiː ˈkəʊlaɪ; NAmE ˈkoʊ-/ noun
[ U ] a type of bacteria that lives inside humans and some animals, some forms of which can cause food poisoning
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WORD ORIGIN
late 20th cent.: abbreviation of the Latin binomial.
/ ˌiː ˈkəʊlaɪ; NAmE ˈkoʊ-/ noun
[ U ] a type of bacteria that lives inside humans and some animals, some forms of which can cause food poisoning
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WORD ORIGIN
late 20th cent.: abbreviation of the Latin binomial.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005