Home › Words › G › gonococcusgonococcus/ˈɡɒnəˌkɒkəs/gonococcus means any of the bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that are responsible for gonorrhea.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, gonococcus ranks #33,826 of 42,762 for Qualifying.gonococcus is pronounced /ˈɡɒnəˌkɒkəs/.EtymologyFrom a short form of gonorrhea + -coccus.nounAny of the bacteria (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) that are responsible for gonorrhea.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).