micrococcus
noun
mi·cro·coc·cus
ˌmī-krō-ˈkä-kəs
plural micrococci
ˌmī-krō-ˈkäk-(ˌ)sī
-(ˌ)sē;
-ˈkä-(ˌ)kī,
-(ˌ)kē
: a small spherical bacterium
especially
: any of a genus (Micrococcus) of gram-positive chiefly harmless bacteria that typically occur in irregular clusters
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