1. Resembling or relating to a coccus; having the shape or characteristics of a spherical bacterium.
Usage: technical; microbiology

Examples

• The coccoidal bacteria were observed under the microscope as small, round cells.
• Staphylococcus aureus exhibits coccoidal morphology in culture.
• The researcher identified coccoidal organisms in the water sample.
• Coccoidal forms are common among pathogenic bacteria.
• The laboratory technician noted the coccoidal appearance of the isolated strain.