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dip·lo·coc·cus | \ ˌdip-lō-ˈkä-kəs 
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\ plural diplococci\ ˌdip-lō-ˈkäk-ˌsī , -ˌsē , -ˈkä-ˌkī , -ˌkē \
, -ˌsē , -ˈkä-ˌkī , -ˌkē \Definition of diplococcus
: any of various encapsulated bacteria (such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, a common cause of pneumonia) that usually occur in pairs and that were formerly grouped in a single taxon (genus Diplococcus) but are now all assigned to other genera
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diplococcus
noundip·lo·coc·cus | \ -ˈkäk-əs \
\Medical Definition of diplococcus
: any of various encapsulated bacteria (as the pneumococcus) that usually occur in pairs and that were formerly grouped in a single taxon (genus Diplococcus) but are now all assigned to other genera
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diplococcal \ -əl \ adjective
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The first known use of diplococcus was circa 1881
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