Sinonim diplococcus

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1. Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bacteria, bacterium,
definition	:	(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 (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	diplococcus pneumoniae, pneumococcus,
definition	:	bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus diplococcus,
definition	:	a genus of bacteria (noun.animal)