Coccus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

coccus
    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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from 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

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