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bacterium vs diplococcus

diplococcus vs bacterium

bacterium and diplococcus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bacterium Yes No No No
diplococcus Yes No No No
As nouns, diplococcus is a hyponym of bacterium; that is, diplococcus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bacterium:
  • bacterium: (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 bacterium 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.
bacterium (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
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