NOUN | animal | pneumococcus, Diplococcus pneumoniae | bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans |
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Meaning | bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans. | |
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Synonym | Diplococcus pneumoniae | |
Broader | diplococcus | Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs |
Spanish | neumococo | |
Catalan | pneumococ | |
Adjectives | pneumococcal | of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus |
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