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单词 coccus
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
coc•cus  (kokəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ci (-sī, -sē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Microbiology[Bacteriol.]a spherical bacterium. See diag. under bacteria. 
  2. Botanyone of the carpels of a schizocarp.
  • Greek kókkos grain, seed, berry
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1755–65;
coccal, coc•cic  (koksik),USA pronunciation adj.  coccous, adj. 

-coccus, 
  1. a combining form representing coccus in compound words:streptococcus.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coccus /ˈkɒkəs/ n ( pl -ci / -saɪ/)
  1. any spherical or nearly spherical bacterium, such as a staphylococcus
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin, from Greek kokkos berry, grain

ˈcoccoid, ˈcoccal, coccic /ˈkɒksɪk/ adj
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