coccus

What does coccus mean?

coccus means "any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria".

How many syllables are in coccus?

coccus has 2 syllables: coc-cus. The stress falls on "coc". In IPA it is /ˈkɑkəs/.

What is another word for coccus?

Close synonyms include cocci. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coccus a common word?

coccus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for coccus come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.