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 | ||