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Diplococcus

Diplococcus Meaning & Definition
Diplococcus Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Diplococcus?

[n] gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs

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See Also | bacteria | bacterium | Diplococcus pneumoniae | genus Diplococcus | pneumococcus

Diplococcus In Webster's Dictionary

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

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