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PNEUMOCOCCUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: pneumococci   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans

Synonyms:

Diplococcus pneumoniae; pneumococcus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pneumococcus" is a kind of...):

diplococcus (Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs)

Derivation:

pneumococcal (of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus)

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