'Diplococcus' definitions:
Definition of 'diplococcus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
Definition of 'Diplococcus'
From: GCIDE
- Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Diplococci. [NL., fr. Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See Micrococcus. [1913 Webster]