micrococcus
Noun
Meaning
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.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
genus Micrococcus
bacillus
bacteria
germ
microorganism
microbe
amoeba
virus
clostridium
corynebacterium
dyad
rotifer
microspore
rhizopod
paramecium
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