HyperDic: pneumococcus

English > 1 sense of the word pneumococcus:
NOUNanimalpneumococcus, Diplococcus pneumoniaebacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
English > pneumococcus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans.
SynonymDiplococcus pneumoniae
BroaderdiplococcusGram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
Spanishneumococo
Catalanpneumococ
Adjectivespneumococcalof or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus

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