coccoid
[kok-oid]
- Also coc·coi·dal. resembling a coccus; globular.
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- a coccoid cell or organism.
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Origin of coccoid
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Some of the coccoid bodies are formed in the lumen of the gut and Malpighian tubules.
Handbook of Medical EntomologyWilliam Albert Riley