- coc|cid
- coc|cid «KOK sihd», noun.a homopterous insect: »
The scale insects and mealy bugs are coccids.
╂[< New Latin Coccidae the family name < Greek kókkos berry]
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coc|cid|i|al — «kok SIHD ee uhl», adjective. of or caused by coccidia: »Coccidial infections of the intestine are particularly destructive to rabbits and birds (Hegner and Stiles) … Useful english dictionary
coc|cid|i|a — «kok SIHD ee uh», noun. plural of coccidium … Useful english dictionary
coc|cid|i|um — «kok SIHD ee uhm», noun, plural i|a. one of the group of protozoan parasites that cause coccidiosis. ╂[< New Latin Coccidia the order of parasites] … Useful english dictionary
coc|cid|i|oi|dal — «kok SIHD ee OY duhl», adjective. of or having to do with the group of parasitic fungi that cause coccidioidomycosis … Useful english dictionary
coc|cid|i|oi|do|my|co|sis — «kok SIHD ee OY doh my KOH sihs», noun. a fungous disease of the lungs, particularly affecting persons in dry, dusty areas, caused by inhaled spores; valley fever. ╂[< New Latin Coccidioides a genus of parasitic fungi + Greek myk fungus +… … Useful english dictionary
coc|cid|i|o|sis — «kok SIHD ee OH sihs», noun. 1. any one of several diseases caused by protozoan parasites in the intestines, rare in man but comparatively frequent in birds (especially in domestic poultry) and domestic animals. 2. = coccidioidomycosis. (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
coc|cid|i|o|stat — «kok SIHD ee uh stat», noun. a substance that checks the spread of coccidia: »A new coccidiostat [is] designed to control the poultry disease coccidiosis (Wall Street Journal). ╂[< coccidio(sis) + stat] … Useful english dictionary
coc — an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus; chi·o·coc·ca; chlo·ro·coc·ca·les; chlo·ro·coc·cine; chlo·ro·coc·cum; chon·dro·coc·cus; chro·o·coc·ca·ce·ae; chro·o·coc·ca·les; chro·o·coc·cus; coc·ca·ce·ae; coc·ca·gee; coc·cal; coc·ce·ian; coc·ce·ian·ism; coc·ce·rin;… … English syllables
cid — acar·i·cid·al; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·cid·ia; ade·cid·u·ate; ae·cid·i·al; ae·cid·i·o·spore; ae·cid·i·um; aphi·cid·al; as·car·i·cid·al; as·cid·i·a·cea; as·cid·i·ae; as·cid·i·an; as·cid·i·ar·i·um; as·cid·i·form; as·cid·i·oi·da; as·cid·i·ol·o·gy;… … English syllables
coccid — coc·cid … English syllables
