Usually means: Short, oval-shaped bacterial form.
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  1. coccobacillus: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  1. Coccobacillus: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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▸ noun:  (bacteriology) Any bacteria with a shape intermediate between cocci (spherical) and bacilli (rod-shaped)

Similar:
bacteria, bacillus, bacilliform, colibacillus, comma bacillus, spherobacteria, megacoccus, coryneform, ovococcus, alicyclobacillus, more...

Opposite:
bacillus, rod-shaped bacteria, spirillum, spirochete

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Similar:
bacteria, bacillus, bacilliform, colibacillus, comma bacillus, spherobacteria, megacoccus, coryneform, ovococcus, alicyclobacillus, more...

Opposite:
bacillus, rod-shaped bacteria, spirillum, spirochete



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