Streptococci

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

  Streptococcus \Strep`to*coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Streptococci}. [NL.,
     fr. Gr. ? pliant, curved + ? a grain, seed.] (Biol.)
     A long or short chain of micrococci, more or less curved.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  streptococci
       n : spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or
           chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: {streptococcus},
            {strep}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  streptococcus
       n : spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or
           chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn: {streptococci},
            {strep}]
       [also: {streptococci} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  streptococci
       See {streptococcus}