noun
any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
• Syn: ↑coccus
• Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria
• Hyponyms: ↑staphylococcus, ↑staphylococci, ↑staph
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plural of coccus
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/kok"suy, -see/, n.
1. pl. of coccus.
2. coccidioidomycosis.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.