n, pl  -coc*ci   :  STREPTOCOCCUS 2 : esp  :  a streptococcus (as Streptococcus faecalis) normally present in the intestine en*tero*coc*cal adj 
n, syn of  STREPTOCOCCUS.
 
 
 
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