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micrococcus
mi·cro·coc·cus [ mkrō kókəss ] (plural mi·cro·coc·ci [ mkrō kó k, mkrō kók s ])


noun 
Definition:
 
bacterium: any mainly harmless spherical bacterium, e.g. the one that ferments milk. Genus Micrococcus.

mi·cro·coc·cal adjective
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