-coccus

See also: coccus and Coccus

English

Etymology

From New Latin coccus, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).

Suffix

-coccus (plural -cocci)

1. any spherical microorganism

Usage notes

The equivalent taxonomic names of the genera are capitalized.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -coccus

ascococcus

cytococcus

echinococcus

enterococcus

gonococcus

meningococcus

micrococcus

ovococcus

pneumococcus

spermococcus

staphylococcus

streptococcus

• cryptococcus
• diplococcus
• macrococcus
• ovococcus
• protococcus
• spermococcus
• staphylococcus

Related terms

• coccus

Translations

any spherical microorganism

French: -coque (fr) m Georgian: -კოკი (-ḳoḳi) Hungarian: -coccus Italian: -cocco Persian: ـکوک (-kok) Romanian: -coc Turkish: -kok