Streptococcus

See also: streptococcus

Translingual
Streptococcus

Wikispecies

Etymology

Morphologically a compound of strepto- +‎ -coccus. They grow in chains or pairs, thus the name — from Ancient Greek στρεπτός (streptós, “twisted, pliant”), like a chain.

Proper noun

Streptococcus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Streptococcaceae – the streptococcus bacteria.

Synonyms
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