Cocci

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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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