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cytococcus

UK/ˌsaɪtə(ʊ)ˈkɒkəs/US/ˌsaɪtəˈkɑkəs/

noun

The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell.

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Meanings

nouncytococcus (plural cytococci)

plural cytococci

biologyThe nucleus of the cytula or parent cell.
from the mixture of the two forms the parent-kernel (cytococcus) seems to originate
1874, Ernst Haeckel, The Evolution of Man
1 more example
After fertilization, cytococci divided speedily and free edosmosis with nuclei formed, started the growth of the embryo.
1991, Pang-yen Huang, Bangyan Huang, Qian Yang, editors, Proceedings of the International Citrus Symposium: Guangzhou, China, Nov. 5-8, 1990, International Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 524

Origin

From cyto- + -coccus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cytococcus

streptococcus enterococcus cryptococcus pneumococcus echinococcus coccus ascococcus -coccus diplococcus macrococcus protococcus

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APA

cytococcus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytococcus

MLA

“cytococcus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytococcus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytococcus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytococcus.

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