ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäkəs noun
( plural pneumococ·ci -äˌkī, -ä(ˌ)kē, -äkˌsī, -äk(ˌ)sē)
Etymology: New Latin, from pneum- + -coccus
: a bacterium ( Diplococcus pneumoniae ) that causes lobar pneumonia
ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäkəs noun
( plural pneumococ·ci -äˌkī, -ä(ˌ)kē, -äkˌsī, -äk(ˌ)sē)
Etymology: New Latin, from pneum- + -coccus
: a bacterium ( Diplococcus pneumoniae ) that causes lobar pneumonia
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012