English noun: staphylococcus | |||
1. | staphylococcus (animal) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections | ||
Synonyms | staph, staphylococci | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cocci, coccus | ||
Member meronym | genus Staphylococcus | ||