Diplococcus Definition

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diplococci
noun
Any of a group of parasitic, spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as the pneumococcus that causes lobar pneumonia.
Webster's New World

(microbiology) A coccus that typically occurs in groups of two.

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Other Word Forms of Diplococcus

Noun

Singular:
diplococcus
Plural:
diplococci

Origin of Diplococcus

  • diplo- +‎ coccus

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