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noun
A coccus that typically occurs in the form of two joined cells.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
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noun
Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bacteria, bacterium
Narrower terms: pneumococcus, Diplococcus pneumoniae
History
From diplo- + coccus.
Across languages
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