diplococo

Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin diplococcus, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos) and κόκκος (kókkos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /diploˈkoko/ [d̪i.ploˈko.ko]
Rhymes: -oko
Syllabification: di‧plo‧co‧co

Noun

diplococo m (plural diplococos)

(bacteriology) diplococcus
Hypernym: bacteria

Hyponyms: meningococo, gonococo

Further reading

“diplococo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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