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mi⋅cro⋅coc⋅cus

  [mahy-kruh-kok-uhs]
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–noun, plural -coc⋅ci  [-kok-sahy, -see] . Bacteriology.
any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic.
Origin:
< NL (1872); see micro-, coccus

Related forms:
mi⋅cro⋅coc⋅cal, mi⋅cro⋅coc⋅cic  [mahy-kruh-kok-sik] , adjective
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mi·cro·coc·cus   (mī'krō-kŏk'əs)   
n.   pl. mi·cro·coc·ci (-kŏk'sī', -kŏk'ī')
A spherical, aerobic, gram-positive bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, usually occurring in irregular clusters.
mi'cro·coc'cal (-kŏk'əl) adj.
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Main Entry: mi·cro·coc·cal
Pronunciation: "mI-krO-'käk-&l
Function: adjective
: relating to or characteristic of micrococci<micrococcal enzymes>

Main Entry: mi·cro·coc·cus
Pronunciation: "mI-krO-'käk-&s
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a large genus (thetype genus of the family Micrococcaceae) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur in tetrads or irregular clusters and include nonpathogenic forms found on human and animal skin
2 plural mi·cro·coc·ci /-'käk-"(s)I/ : a small spherical bacterium; especially : any bacterium of the genusMicrococcus
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Micrococcus Mi·cro·coc·cus (mī'krō-kŏk'əs)
n.
A genus of aerobic, gram-positive, spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs, or in irregular masses and are saprophytic or parasitic but not pathogenic.

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