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dip•lo•coc•cus
Pronunciation: (dip"lu-kok'us), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -coc•ciPronunciation: (-kok'sī, -sē), [key]
Bacteriol.
any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as
Diplococcus pneumoniae.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.