streptococcus | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun streptococcus has 1 sense

streptococcus, streptococci, strep - spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis
--₁ is a kind of eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
--₁ is a member of genus Streptococcus