Associations to the word «Coccus»

Wiktionary

COCCUS, noun. Any approximately spherical bacterium.
COCCUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae   — some scale insects.

Dictionary definition

COCCUS, noun. Any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria.

Wise words

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