coccoid
[ kok-oid ]
/ ˈkɒk ɔɪd /
adjective
Also coc·coi·dal. resembling a coccus; globular.
noun
a coccoid cell or organism.
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coccidiosis, coccidium, cocciferous, coccobacillary, coccobacillus, coccoid, coccolith, coccus, coccyalgia, coccydynia, coccygeal
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Example sentences from the Web for coccoid
Some of the coccoid bodies are formed in the lumen of the gut and Malpighian tubules.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley