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GENUS DIPLOCOCCUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Diplococcus mean?
• GENUS DIPLOCOCCUS (noun)
The noun GENUS DIPLOCOCCUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of bacteria
Familiarity information: GENUS DIPLOCOCCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of bacteria
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("genus Diplococcus" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Meronyms (members of "genus Diplococcus"):
diplococcus (Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs)
Holonyms ("genus Diplococcus" is a member of...):
family Lactobacillaceae; family Lactobacteriaceae; Lactobacillaceae; Lactobacteriaceae (lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid)
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