COCCUS


Meaning of COCCUS in English

[ 'kɒkəs ]

■ noun ( plural cocci 'kɒk(s)ʌɪ , 'kɒk(s)i: ) Biology any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium.

Derivatives

coccal adjective

coccoid adjective

Origin

C18 (denoting a scale insect): mod. L., from Gk kokkos 'berry'.

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