English Explanatory Dictionary

micrococcus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Micrococcus, that are wide-ranging and harmless.

Word forms

micrococcus micrococci

Etymology

From micro- + -coccus.

Related words

coccus

Derived words

micrococcal micrococcologist
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