krəˈkɒk noun, plural mi·cro·coc·ci 
[-kok-sahy, -see] . Bacteriology.
[-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.
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| —n , pl -cocci | |
| any spherical Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Micrococcus: family Micrococcaceae | |
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micrococcus mi·cro·coc·cus (mī'krō-kŏk'əs)
n. pl mi·cro·coc·ci (-kŏk'sī', -kŏk'ī')
A bacterium of the genus Micrococcus.
mi'cro·coc'cal (-kŏk'əl) adj.
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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