Coccoid
7 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Having a spherical or rounded shape resembling that of a coccus bacterium.
“The microbiologist noted that the cells appeared coccoid under the microscope.”
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Syllables
coc·coid
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rod-shapedelongatedfilamentous
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