HyperDic: coccobacillus

English > 1 sense of the word coccobacillus:
NOUNanimalcoccobacillusa bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus
English > coccobacillus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus.
NarrowerBrucellaAn aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis / brucellosis
Broadereubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteriaA large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls
Spanishcocobacilo

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