diplococcus

/ˈdɪploʊˌkɑkəs/

Other forms: diplococci

Definitions of diplococcus

1. noun

   Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs
   types:

   Diplococcus pneumoniae, pneumococcus

   bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans

   type of:

   bacteria, bacterium

   (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants