'Diplococci' definitions:

Definition of 'Diplococci'

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Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Diplococci. [NL., fr. Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.) A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary manner. See Micrococcus. [1913 Webster]