| Coccus 1. (n.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. 2. (n.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti). 3. (n.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule. Thesaurus Entries adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold, nonfilterable virus, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore, staphylococcus, streptococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus |