coccus

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coccus

\ko.kys\

Sounds like caucus

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Du latin coccum ou relatinisation du grec ancien κόκκος kókkos.

noun cocci

Bactérie de forme sphérique. Un coccus est une bactérie de forme sphérique, par opposition à la forme allongée en bâtonnet, appelée bacille.

In English

coccus a bacterium of spherical shape

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"coccus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/coccus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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coccus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/coccus

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"coccus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/coccus.

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@misc{coccus_2026,
  title = {coccus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/coccus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}