enterics vs shigella

enterics and shigella both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
enterics	Yes	No	No	No
shigella	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shigella is a hyponym of enterics; that is, shigella is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enterics:

enterics: rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
shigella: rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon

Other hyponyms of enterics include escherichia, klebsiella, salmonella, erwinia.

enterics (noun)	shigella (noun)
rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals	rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon