noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of staphylococcus form-of, plural
2. 2
   spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections wordnet

Synonyms

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staphclustered coccigram-positive cocci in clusterspathogenic staphylococcistaph bacteriastaphylococcal pathogens

Antonyms

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nonpathogenic bacterianonstaphylococcirod-shaped bacteriastrep