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Diplococcus
‖
Dipˊlo-coc′cus
,Noun.
pl.
Diplococci
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr.
διπλόοσ
twofold + κόκκοσ
grain, seed.] (Biol.)
A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See
Micrococcus
.