Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun diplococcus

1 sense of diplococcus

Sense 1
diplococcus -- (Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs)
       => bacteria, bacterium -- ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)