Definition of Gaffkya
in some classifications
:a genus of parasitic gram-positive bacteria (family Micrococcaceae) that are now usually placed in Micrococcus
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Gaffkya
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Gaff·kya
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ˈgafkēə
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Origin and Etymology of gaffkya
New Latin, after Georg Gaffky †1918 German bacteriologist
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