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noun pl. diplococci

any of a group of parasitic, spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as the pneumococcus that causes lobar pneumonia

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diplococcal adjective or diplococcic

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noun pl. dip·lo·coc·ci (-kŏkˈsīˌ, -kŏkˈīˌ)

Any of various paired spherical bacteria, including those of the genus Diplococcus, some of which are pathogenic.

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dipˌlo·cocˈcal (-kŏkˈəl), dipˌlo·cocˈcic (-kŏkˈsĭk, -kŏkˈĭk) adjective

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