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staphylococcus

/ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
staphy-lo-coc-cus
IPA
/ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Staphylococcus. By surface analysis, staphylo- + -coccus.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Staphylococcus

Inflected Forms

staphylococci (plural)

Derived Forms

staph staphylococcal staphylococcemia staphylococcic staphylococcin

Frequently Paired Words

coccus

Synonyms

staphylococci staph

Rhymes With

caucus raucous streptococcus secaucus enterococcus

Questions

How do you pronounce staphylococcus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstæfələˈkɔkəs/.
What does staphylococcus mean?
A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.
Where does staphylococcus come from?
Borrowed from translingual Staphylococcus. By surface analysis, staphylo- + -coccus.

How to pronounce staphylococcus

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