-coccus
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- A microorganism of spherical or spheroidal shape:
球菌：一种球形或回转扁椭球体形状的微生物体：
streptococcus.
链球菌
语源
- From coccus
源自 coccus
-coccus
1
a combining form representing coccus, in compound words:
streptococcus.
Related Words
- cryptococcus
- gonococcus
- pneumococcus
- tetracoccus
-coccus
noun combining form
(plural -cocci)
micrococcus
noun combining form
(plural -cocci)
ETYMOLOGY New Latin
: berry-shaped microorganismmicrococcus
-coccus
berryshaped organism (algae, bacteria), plant having berries, seeds or cocci:
berryshaped organism (algae, bacteria), plant having berries, seeds or cocci:
Oxycoccus, Streptococcus
-coccus
\|käkəs\ noun combining form
(plural -cocci \|käˌkī, |käkē, |käkˌsī, |käksē\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kokkos
1. : plant having berries, seeds, or cocci (of a specified type) — usually in generic names
< Oxycoccus >
< Pterococcus >
2. : berry-shaped organism — especially in generic names of algae and bacteria
< Protococcus >
< Micrococcus >
< Streptococcus >
< Staphylococcus >
1.
< Oxycoccus >
< Pterococcus >
2.
< Protococcus >
< Micrococcus >
< Streptococcus >
< Staphylococcus >
-coccus
Suffix
(plural -cocci)
- any spherical microorganism
Etymology
New Latin coccus, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”)
Derived terms
Related terms
Usage notes
The equivalent taxonomic names of the genera are capitalized.