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diplococcus

[ dip-luh-kok-uhs ]
/ ˌdɪp ləˈkɒk əs /
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noun, plural dip·lo·coc·ci [dip-luh-kok-sahy, -see], /ˌdɪp ləˈkɒk saɪ, -si/, Bacteriology.
any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae.
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Origin of diplococcus

From New Latin, dating back to 1886; see origin at diplo-, coccus

OTHER WORDS FROM diplococcus

dip·lo·coc·cal, dip·lo·coc·cic [dip-luh-kok-sik], /ˌdɪp ləˈkɒk sɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for diplococcus

diplococcus
/ (ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒkəs) /

noun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒksaɪ)
any of various spherical Gram-positive bacteria that occur in pairs, esp any of the genus Diplococcus, such as D. pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia: family Lactobacillaceae

Derived forms of diplococcus

diplococcal or diplococcic (ˌdɪpləʊˈkɒksɪk, -ˈkɒkɪk), adjective
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