‖n.; pl. Coccobacteria [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a grain + NL. bacterium. So called from its round shape. ] (Biol.) One of the round variety of bacteria, a vegetable organism, generally less than a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Microbiol.) spherical; like a coccus; as, a coccoid microorganism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a superfamily of scale insects and mealybugs.
Syn. -- superfamily Coccoidea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a grain, seed + -lite: cf. F. coccalite. ] (Min.) A granular variety of pyroxene, green or white in color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a grain, seed + -lith. ] (Biol.) One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a grain, seed + E. sphere. ] (Biol.) A small, rounded, marine organism, capable of braking up into coccoliths. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; grain, seed + &unr_; bone. ] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Devonian ganoid fishes, having the broad plates about the head studded with berrylike tubercles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of large finches.
Syn. -- genus Coccothraustes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; grain, seed. ] (Bot.) Composed of two coherent, one-seeded carpels; as, a dicoccous capsule. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) infestation with echinococci (tapeworms). An infection with the larval form is called hydatid disease. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ See Penta-, Coccus. ] (Bot.) Composed of five united carpels with one seed in each, as certain fruits. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Tetra-, and Coccus. ] (Bot.) Having four cocci, or carpels. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. tri`kokkos with three grains or berries; &unr_; (see Tri-) + ko`kkos grain, seed. ] (Bot.) Having three cocci, or roundish carpels. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]