transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkä-kəs ]
noun
( plural dip·lo·coc·ci -ˈkäk-ˌsī, -ˌsē, -ˈkä-ˌkī, -ˌkē)
Etymology: New Latin, genus name
Date: circa 1881
: any of various encapsulated bacteria (as Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia) that usually occur in pairs and that were formerly grouped in a single taxon (genus Diplococcus ) but are now all assigned to other genera