coccoid
[ kok-oid ]
/ ˈkɒk ɔɪd /
adjective
Also coc·coi·dal.
resembling a coccus; globular.
noun
a coccoid cell or organism.
Words nearby coccoid
coccidiosis,
coccidium,
cocciferous,
coccobacillary,
coccobacillus,
coccoid,
coccolith,
coccus,
coccyalgia,
coccydynia,
coccygeal
Example sentences from the Web for coccoid
Some of the coccoid bodies are formed in the lumen of the gut and Malpighian tubules.
Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley