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Meaning of 'coccus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coccus [ n.]
- One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
- A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
- A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.

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coca cocagne cocaine cocci cocciferous coccinella coccobacteria coccobacterium coccolite coccolith

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