meningococcus
noun
me·nin·go·coc·cus
mə-ˌniŋ-gə-ˈkä-kəs
-ˌnin-jə-
plural meningococci
mə-ˌniŋ-gə-ˈkäk-ˌsī
-ˌsē;
-ˈkä-ˌkī,
-ˌkē
-ˌnin-jə-
: the bacterium (Neisseria meningitidis) that causes cerebrospinal meningitis
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