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Spanish
Etymology
From Scientific Latin diplococcus, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos) and κόκκος (kókkos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diploˈkoko/
- Rhymes: -oko
- Syllabification: di‧plo‧co‧co
Noun
diplococo m (plural diplococos)
- (bacteriology) diplococcus
- Hypernym: bacteria
- Hyponyms: meningococo, gonococo
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