Coccaceae
plural noun
Coc·ca·ce·ae
| \ kəˈkāsēˌē, käˈ- \
Definition of Coccaceae
in some classifications
: a family of bacteria comprising those more or less spherical in shape now rarely regarded as a natural assemblage — compare bacillaceae , bacteriaceae
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