1. Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections
   - staphylococcus, staphylococci

Sounds like: staff

Derived forms: staphs

Type of: cocci, coccus

Part of: genus Staphylococcus

Encyclopedia: Staph

• spitting cobra
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• spitting snake
• spittle
• spittle insect
• spittlebug
• spittoon
• spitz
• Spitzbergen
• spiv
• Spizella
• Spizella arborea
• Spizella passerina
• Spizella pusilla
• splanchnic
• splanchnic nerve
• splash
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• splashiness
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