CoccusWordNet Explorer
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noun
any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
Words in this synset: cocci
noun
a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
noun
spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections