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Term: Genus Coccus

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A genus of spherical bacteria that form colonies and often cause diseases.

Example sentence 1: The genus Coccus includes bacteria responsible for diseases like strep throat and pneumonia.

Sense 2: A genus of scale insects that are pests on various plants.

Example sentence 2: The garden was infested with scale insects from the genus Coccus, damaging the ornamental plants.

Sense 3: A genus of round-shaped marine animals, commonly known as sea crabs.

Example sentence 3: The genus Coccus contains several species of sea crabs found in the coral reefs of the Caribbean.

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