micrococci

Variant of micrococcus

micrococcus definition

micro·coc·cus (mī′krō käk′əs)

noun pl. micrococci -·coc′ci′ (-käk′sī′)

any of a genus (Micrococcus) of spherical or egg-shaped bacteria that occur in irregular masses or plates and feed on dead or living matter

Etymology: ModL: see micro- & -coccus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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