micrococcus

(mī′krō käk′əs)

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

Origin: ModL: see micro- & -coccus

See micrococcus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. mi·cro·coc·ci (-kŏkˈsīˌ, -kŏkˈīˌ)

A spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, usually occurring in irregular clusters.

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