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PNEUMOCOCCUS
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Irregular inflected form: pneumococci
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans
Synonyms:
Diplococcus pneumoniae; pneumococcus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pneumococcus" is a kind of...):
diplococcus (Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs)
Derivation:
pneumococcal (of or derived from or caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus)
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