Akademik

coccobacillus

noun

a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus

• Hypernyms: ↑eubacteria, ↑eubacterium, ↑true bacteria

• Hyponyms: ↑Brucella

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I. \\“+\ noun

Etymology: New Latin, from cocc- + bacillus

: a very short coccuslike bacillus especially of the genus Pasteurella

II.

Etymology: New Latin, from cocc- + bacillus

synonym of pasteurella

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/kok'oh beuh sil"euhs/, n., pl. coccobacilli /-sil"uy, -sil"ee/. Bacteriol.

a spherelike bacillus.

[COCC(US) + -O- + BACILLUS]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.