- genus Coccus
- nountype genus of the Coccidae• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Coccidae, ↑family Coccidae• Member Meronyms: ↑brown soft scale, ↑Coccus hesperidum
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genus Coccus
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Coccus (insect) — Coccus Coccus hesperidum Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Coccus viridis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
coccus — /ˈkɒkəs/ (say kokuhs) noun (plural cocci /ˈkɒkaɪ/ (say kokuy), /ˈkɒki/ (say kokee)) 1. Bacteriology a spherical unicellular organism when free, slightly flattened when two or more form in apposition, as in Neisseria gonorrhoeae or N. meningitidis …
Coccus hesperidum — noun pest on citrus trees • Syn: ↑brown soft scale • Hypernyms: ↑soft scale • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Coccus … Useful english dictionary
Coccus — Coc cus, n.; pl. {Cocci}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed. See {Cochineal}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coccus cacti — Coccus Coc cus, n.; pl. {Cocci}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed. See {Cochineal}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coccus — 1763 as an insect genus (including the COCHINEAL (Cf. cochineal) bug); 1883 as a type of bacterium, from Gk. kokkos grain, seed, berry … Etymology dictionary
Coccus — For the genus of scale insects, see Coccus (insect) … Wikipedia
Coccus ilicis — Kermes Ker mes, n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See {Crimson}, and cf. {Alkermes}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect ({Kermes ilices} formerly {Coccus ilicis}), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coccus ilicis — Kermes Ker mes, n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See {Crimson}, and cf. {Alkermes}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect ({Kermes ilices} formerly {Coccus ilicis}), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
