COCCUS
\kˈɒkəs], \kˈɒkəs], \k_ˈɒ_k_ə_s]\
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A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
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A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (cacti).
By Noah Webster.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Coccus cacti-c. Americanus, Coccus cacti.
By Robley Dunglison
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A spheroidal bacterial cell-form, such as macrococcus, micrococcus, streptococcus, gonococcus, etc.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.