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Gaffkya

noun
Gaff·kya | \ˈgafkēə\

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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History and Etymology for Gaffkya

New Latin, after Georg Gaffky †1918 German bacteriologist

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