n 1  cap  :  a large genus (the type genus of the family Micrococcaceae) of nonmotile gram-positive spherical bacteria that occur in tetrads or irregular clusters and include nonpathogenic forms found on human and animal skin  2  pl  -coc*ci   :  a small spherical bacterium : esp  :  any bacterium of the genus Micrococcus .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  Mi·cro·coc·ca·ce·ae 
 
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