n.
Pronunciation: ' kä-k ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural coc · ci \ ' kä- ˌ k ī , - ˌ k ē ; ' käk- ˌ s ī , - ˌ s ē \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kokkos
Date: 1888
: a spherical bacterium
– coc · cal \ ' kä-k ə l \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: ' kä-k ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural coc · ci \ ' kä- ˌ k ī , - ˌ k ē ; ' käk- ˌ s ī , - ˌ s ē \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kokkos
Date: 1888
: a spherical bacterium
– coc · cal \ ' kä-k ə l \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012