Gaffkya

noun

Gaff·​kya

ˈgafkēə

in some classifications

: a genus of parasitic gram-positive bacteria (family Micrococcaceae) that are now usually placed in Micrococcus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, after Georg Gaffky †1918 German bacteriologist

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