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coccus

[ˈkʰɑkəs]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
coc-cus
IPA
[ˈkʰɑkəs]
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any approximately spherical bacterium.

noun

One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, coccum, κόκκος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈkʰɑkəs]

Inflected Forms

cocci (plural)

Derived Forms

coccic coccicidal coccicide coccoidal coccous diplococcus megacoccus pentacoccous

Phrases

-cocci -coccus

Frequently Paired Words

Oxycoccus

Synonyms

coque cocci

Homonyms

caucus (cot–caught merger)

Rhymes With

caracas

Questions

How do you pronounce coccus?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈkʰɑkəs].
What does coccus mean?
Any approximately spherical bacterium.
Where does coccus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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