n.
Pronunciation: ˌ nü-m ə - ' kä-k ə s, ˌ nyü-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -coc · ci \ - ' käk- ˌ s ī , - ˌ s ē ; - ' kä- ˌ k ī , - ˌ k ē \
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1890
: a bacterium ( Streptococcus pneumoniae ) that causes an acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung
– pneu · mo · coc · cal \ - ' kä-k ə l \ adjective