Micrococcus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.

Synonyms

All synonyms
genus micrococcus

Etymology

From micro- + -coccus.

Related phrases

gram positive

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