coccobacilliform

adjective

coc·​co·​bacilliform
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: resembling a coccobacillus
used especially of certain small bacillary organisms recovered chiefly from respiratory infections of poultry and regarded as related to the pleuropneumonia group

Word History

Etymology

New Latin coccobacillus + English -iform

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“Coccobacilliform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coccobacilliform. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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