A bacterium characterized by paired or doubled cellular structures, similar to diplobacillus but emphasizing the bacterial genus classification.
From Greek 'diplos' (double) and Latin 'bacterium', literally 'double bacterium' used in formal taxonomic nomenclature.
Microbiologists naming bacteria sometimes used 'diplo-' prefix to describe their pairing habit—it's literally naming creatures based on how they like to buddy up under the microscope.
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