COCCOBACILLUS Definition & Meaning

coccobacillus

[ kok-oh-buh-sil-uhs ]

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noun

Bacteriology.

plural coccobacilli

a spherelike bacillus.

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Origin of coccobacillus¹

cocc(us) + -o- + bacillus

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The protagonist remembers once hearing friendly shouts of "Hi, Joe," but this time is greeted with calls of "coco," a slur referring to a biological weapon – coccobacillus – that Americans were rumored to have used in the war against North Korea.

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The protagonist remembers once hearing friendly shouts of “Hi, Joe,” but this time is greeted with calls of “coco,” a slur referring to a biological weapon — coccobacillus — that Americans were rumored to have used in the war against North Korea.

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cocciferous coccoid

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