COCCUS


Meaning of COCCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-kəs ]

noun

( plural coc·ci ˈkä-ˌkī, -ˌkē; ˈkäk-ˌsī, -ˌsē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kokkos

Date: 1888

: a spherical bacterium

• coc·cal ˈkä-kəl adjective

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