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