-coccus
suffixUK /-ˈkɒkəs/ · US /-ˈkɑkəs/
Etymology From New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).
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Morpheme any spherical microorganism
- Derived terms
- cryptococcus, diplococcus, macrococcus, ovococcus, protococcus, spermococcus, staphylococcus
- Related terms
- coccus