"ovococcus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ovococci [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ovococci}} ovococcus (plural ovococci)
  1. (microbiology) An ellipsoid-shaped bacterium Categories (topical): Microbiology Related terms: ovococcal, ovococcoid
    Sense id: en-ovococcus-en-noun-r2rZMDk1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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