coccobacterium

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain”) + bacterium, from its round shape.

Noun

coccobacterium (plural coccobacteria)

  1. (obsolete, bacteriology) One of various round variety of bacteria.

References

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