coccobacilli


coccobacillus

 [kok″o-bah-sil´us] (pl. coccobacil´li) an oval bacterial cell intermediate between the coccus and bacillus forms. adj., adj coccobac´illary.

coccobacilli

(kok?o-ba-sil'i) Bacilli that are short, thick, and somewhat ovoid. See: bacterium for illus