Coccoid

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something with a coccoid shape.
Adjective
  1. 1
    spherical, shaped like a coccus

    "( C ) Field emission SEM image of a coccoid bacterium on a 0.02-µm Anopore filter viewed at a magnification of ×150,000 in the decontaminated ice melt."

Adjective
  1. 1
    spherical; like a coccus wordnet

Synonyms

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round

Example

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"( C ) Field emission SEM image of a coccoid bacterium on a 0.02-µm Anopore filter viewed at a magnification of ×150,000 in the decontaminated ice melt."

Etymology

From coccus + -oid.

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