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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lactococcus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
lac-to-coc-cus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

lactococci (plural)

Questions

What does lactococcus mean?
Any bacterium of the genus Lactococcus
Where does lactococcus come from?
From the genus name.

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