HyperDic: staphylococcus

English > 1 sense of the word *staphylococcus*:
NOUN	animal	staphylococcus, staphylococci, staph	spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies

staphylococcus > pronunciation
Sounds	stae.fahlahkao'kahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *staphylococcus*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections.
Synonyms	staphylococci, staph
Member of	genus Staphylococcus	Includes many pathogenic species
Broader	coccus, cocci	Any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria
Spanish	estafilococo, staphylococcus
Catalan	estafilococ
Adjectives	staphylococcal	of or relating to the staphylococcus bacteria