Spherophorus

noun

Sphe·​roph·​o·​rus

sfə̇ˈräfərəs

: a genus comprising markedly pleomorphic gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of uncertain systematic position and including various organisms associated with suppurative and necrotic processes in man and various lower animals compare bullnose

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from spher- + -phorus

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