escherichia coli Escherichia • eschew · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · escherichia coli · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety. Synonyms: Escherichia coli, E. coli. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073