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coccobacterium

coccobacterium noun: one of various round variety of bacteria.

Noun

coccobacterium (plural coccobacteria)

  1. (obsolete) One of various round variety of bacteria.

Forms of coccobacterium

pluralcoccobacteria

Origin of coccobacterium

From Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain”) + bacterium, from its round shape.

Questions about coccobacterium

What does coccobacterium mean?
Coccobacterium means one of various round variety of bacteria.
What part of speech is coccobacterium?
Coccobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of coccobacterium?
The plural of coccobacterium is coccobacteria.

Words near coccobacterium in the dictionary

  1. coccobacilli
  2. coccobacilliform
  3. coccobacillus
  4. coccobacteria
  5. coccobacterial
  6. coccobacterium
  7. coccochromatic
  8. coccoid
  9. coccoidal
  10. coccoidean
  11. coccoideans

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