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Coccus

/[ˈkʰɑkəs]/ noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any approximately spherical bacterium.
  2. 2
    any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria wordnet
  3. 3
    One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).

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