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coccoid

American  
[kok-oid] / ˈkɒk ɔɪd /

adjective

  1. Also coccoidal resembling a coccus; globular.


noun

  1. a coccoid cell or organism.

Etymology

Origin of coccoid

First recorded in 1910–15; cocc(us) + -oid


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Nine cultures showed growth of rod or coccoid bacteria.

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