1763 as an insect genus (including the cochineal bug and the kermes); 1883 as a type of bacterium; from Greek kokkos "grain, seed, berry" (see cocco-). Related: Coccoid.
cocaine
coccagee
cocci
coccidiosis
cocco-
coccus
coccyx
Cochin-china
cochineal
Cochise
cochlea
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