Found 2 items, similar to coccus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: coccus coccus n : any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: cocci] [also: cocci (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Coccus 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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]