macrococcus

mac·ro·coc·cus
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/ˌmæk.ɹəʊ̯ˈkɒk.əs/

noun

A bacterium of the genus Macrococcus.

OriginEnglish coccus ← New Latin coccu ← Latin coccum →
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Meanings

nounmacrococcus (plural macrococci)

plural macrococci

  1. A bacterium of the genus Macrococcus.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Ancient Greekκόκκος (kókkos)
  8. Latincoccum
  9. New Latincoccu
  10. Englishcoccus
  11. Englishmacrococcus

From macro- + -coccus.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with macrococcus

streptococcusenterococcuscryptococcuspneumococcusechinococcuscoccusascococcus-coccuscytococcusdiplococcusprotococcus
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Cite this entry
APA

macrococcus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrococcus

MLA

“macrococcus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrococcus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrococcus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrococcus.

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