— micrococcal, micrococcic /muy'kreuh kok"sik/ , adj.
/muy'kreuh kok"euhs/ , n. , pl. micrococci /-kok"suy, -see/ . Bacteriol.
any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic.
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