bacteria vs diplococcus

diplococcus vs bacteria

bacteria and diplococcus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bacteria	Yes	No	No	No
diplococcus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, diplococcus is a hyponym of bacteria; that is, diplococcus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bacteria:

bacteria: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
diplococcus: Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs

Other hyponyms of bacteria include acidophil, acidophile, probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora, bacteroid, eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria, Calymmatobacterium, genus Calymmatobacterium, Francisella, genus Francisella, gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, legionella, Legionella pneumophilia, nitrobacterium, penicillin-resistant bacteria, pus-forming bacteria, rod, superbug.

bacteria (noun)	diplococcus (noun)
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants	Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs

Difference between bacteria and diplococcus

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