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pneumococcus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Diplococcus pneumoniae

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: diplococcus

History

Etymology

From pneumo- + -coccus.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pneumococ — Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Finnish: pneumokokki — Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • French: pneumocoque — Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Italian: pneumococco — Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Persian: پنوموکوک (penomokok) — Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Russian: пневмоко́кк (pnevmokókk) — Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Spanish: neumococo — Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Swedish: pneumokock — Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Turkish: pnömokok — Streptococcus pneumoniae