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coc•coid  (kok′oid),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. MicrobiologyAlso, coc•coi′dal. resembling a coccus;
    globular.

n. 
  1. Microbiologya coccoid cell or organism.
  • cocc(us) + -oid 1910–15

'coccoid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
chlamydia - rickettsia

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