coccobacillus

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1. a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria,
definition	:	a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	brucella,
definition	:	an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon (noun.animal)