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PNEUMOCOCCUS (pneumococci)
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Irregular inflected form: pneumococci
Dictionary entry overview: What does pneumococcus mean?
• PNEUMOCOCCUS (noun)
The noun PNEUMOCOCCUS has 1 sense:
1. bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
Familiarity information: PNEUMOCOCCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Diplococcus pneumoniae; pneumococcus
Hypernyms ("pneumococcus" is a kind of...):
diplococcus (Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs)
Derivation:
pneumococcal (of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus)
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