Main Entry: me·nin·go·coc·cus

Pronunciation: \mə-ˌniŋ-gə-ˈkäk-əs, -ˌnin-jə-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural me·nin·go·coc·ci \-ˈkäk-ˌ(s)ī, -(ˌ)(s)ē\

: a bacterium of the genus Neisseria (N. meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis

—me·nin·go·coc·cal \-ˈkäk-əl\ also me·nin·go·coc·cic \-ˈkäk-(s)ik\ adjective