Coccoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Coccoid is an adjective meaning spherical, shaped like a coccus.
Meaning
spherical, shaped like a coccus.
More Meanings
- Something with a coccoid shape.
Example Sentences
( C ) Field emission SEM image of a coccoid bacterium on a 0.02-µm Anopore filter viewed at a magnification of ×150,000 in the decontaminated ice melt.
Word Forms
- coccoids
Synonyms for coccoid
Depending on context, synonyms include round, circular.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include round, circular, cyanobacteria, spheriform, diplococcoid, orbiculate.
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