4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Coccus \Coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Cocci}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed. See {Cochineal}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect ({Coccus cacti}). [1913 Webster] 3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cocci See {coccus} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: coccus n : any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: {cocci}] [also: {cocci} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cocci n : any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: {coccus}]
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