coccus

3 definitions found

coccus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coccus \Coc"cus\, n.; pl. Cocci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed.
     See Cochineal.]
     1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
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     2. (Zool.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale
        insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
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     3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
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coccus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  coccus
      n 1: any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: coccus,
           cocci]

coccus - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "coccus":
     adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe,
     anaerobic bacteria, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug,
     disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus,
     filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria,
     gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold,
     nonfilterable virus, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon,
     reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore,
     staphylococcus, streptococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus