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1. (n.) micrococcus
any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic.
Etymology: (< NL (1872); see micro -, coccus)
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1. (noun) Micrococcus, genus Micrococcus
type genus of the family Micrococcaceae
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1. (noun) micrococcus
a genus of Spherobacteria, in the form of very small globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division, filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single organisms shaped like dumb-bells (Diplococcus), all without the power of motion. See Illust. of Ascoccus
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1. micrococcus
A genus of gram-positive, spherical bacteria found in soils and fresh water, and frequently on the skin of man and other animals.
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