noun
Meaning 1
plural of coccus
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cocci
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/ˈkɒ.kaɪ/
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/ˈkɒ.ki/
noun
Meaning 2
coccidioidomycosis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coccus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Narrower terms: staphylococcus, staphylococci, staph
History
Etymology
Shortening.