Coccus

Definition of Coccus

Coc´cus
n.1.(Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
2.(Zool.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
3.(Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.

Related Words

cocci, eubacteria, eubacterium, staph, staphylococci, staphylococcus, true bacteria
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Cocculus Indicus
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Coccyx
cochin
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Cochineal
Cochineal fig
Cochlea
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Cochleare
Cochleariform
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Cock of the plains
cock of the rock
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