diplococo

Spanish

Etymology

From Scientific Latin diplococcus, from Ancient Greek διπλόος (diplóos) and κόκκος (kókkos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diploˈkoko/ [d̪i.ploˈko.ko]
• Rhymes: -oko
• Syllabification: di‧plo‧co‧co

Noun

diplococo m (plural diplococos)

1. (bacteriology) diplococcus

   Hypernym: bacteria

   Hyponyms: meningococo, gonococo

Further reading

• “diplococo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10