micrococcus

noun, plural mi·cro·coc·ci [mahy-kruh–kok-sahy, -see] /ˌmaɪ krəˈkɒk saɪ, -si/. Bacteriology.

1. any spherical bacterium of the genus Micrococcus, occurring in irregular masses, many species of which are pigmented and are saprophytic or parasitic.

noun plural -cocci (-ˈkɒksaɪ)

1. any spherical Gram-positive bacterium of the genus Micrococcus : family Micrococcaceae

n. pl. mi•cro•coc•ci (-kŏk′sī′, -kŏk′ī′)

1. A bacterium of the genus Micrococcus.

n.

1. A genus of aerobic, gram-positive, spherical bacteria that occur singly, in pairs, or in irregular masses and are saprophytic or parasitic but not pathogenic.