Pyrococcus

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Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, fire) +‎ -coccus.

Proper noun

Pyrococcus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thermococcaceae – a thermophilic archaebacterium.

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