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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: coccus, cocci]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural cocci) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kokkos Date: 1888 a spherical bacterium • coccal adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. cocci) any spherical or roughly spherical bacterium. Derivatives: coccal adj. coccoid adj. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk kokkos berry

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Coccus Coc"cus, n.; pl. Cocci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed. See Cochineal.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti). 3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.

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adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold, nonfilterable virus, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore, staphylococcus, streptococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus