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lactococcus

lactococcus noun: any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus.

lactococcus: any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus
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Noun

lactococcus (plural lactococci)

  1. Any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus

Forms of lactococcus

plurallactococci

Origin of lactococcus

From the genus name.

Questions about lactococcus

What does lactococcus mean?
Lactococcus means any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus.
What part of speech is lactococcus?
Lactococcus is a noun.
What is the plural of lactococcus?
The plural of lactococcus is lactococci.

Words near lactococcus in the dictionary

  1. lactococcal
  2. lactococci
  3. lactococcin
  4. lactococcins
  5. lactococcosis
  6. lactococcus
  7. lactocrite
  8. lactocrites
  9. lactocyclicin
  10. lactocystin
  11. lactocyte

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