Coccus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural coc·ci [kok-sahy, -see]. /ˈkɒk saɪ, -si/.
  1. a spherical bacterium.
  2. one of the carpels of a schizocarp.
  1. a combining form representing coccus in compound words: streptococcus.
noun plural -ci (-saɪ)
  1. any spherical or nearly spherical bacterium, such as a staphylococcus
  2. the part of a fruit that contains one seed and separates from the whole fruit at maturity
  3. any of the scale insects of the genus Coccus
Plural cocci (kŏk′sī, kŏk′ī)
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