Diplococcus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Diplococci}. [NL., fr.
     Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.)
     A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary
     manner. See {Micrococcus}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diplococcus
       n : gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
       [also: {diplococci} (pl)]