Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bacillus that is short and oval in shape.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very short bacillus resembling a coccus, as the coccobacillus of swine-plague.
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- noun biology any
bacillus that has a shortoval shape
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[cocc(us) + bacillus.]
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Examples
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Rhococcus equi, a gram-positive bacterium, is a facultative intracellular coccobacillus that causes bronchopneumonia in foals aged 1 to 6 months.
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Rhococcus equi, a gram-positive bacterium, is a facultative intracellular coccobacillus that causes bronchopneumonia in foals aged 1 to 6 months.
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