DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
staphylococcus
/,stæfələ'kɑkəs/ · stæfələkɑkəs
Staphylococcus has 5 syllables: staph · y · lo · coc · cus.
staph
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y
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lo
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coc
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cus
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noun. Spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections.
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