coccus

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Noun

HYPHEN

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CIDE DICTIONARY

coccus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. grain, seed. See Cochineal.].

One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. [1913 Webster]
A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti). [1913 Webster]
A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

coccus, n. (pl. cocci) any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium.

Derivative

coccal adj. coccoid adj.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk kokkos berry

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THESAURUS

coccus

adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold, nonfilterable virus, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore, staphylococcus, streptococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus

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