Coccaceae

plural noun

Coc·​ca·​ce·​ae

kəˈkāsēˌē,

käˈ-

in some classifications

: a family of bacteria comprising those more or less spherical in shape now rarely regarded as a natural assemblage compare bacillaceae , bacteriaceae

coccaceous

-ˈkāshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cocc- + -aceae

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