‖Coc″cus (?), n.; pl.Cocci (#). [NL., fr. Gr. � grain, seed. See Cochineal.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
2. (Zoöl.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.