gaffkaemia

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noun

A bacterial disease of lobsters, caused by the bacterium Aerococcus viridans var. homari

Scrabble 23

Meanings

noungaffkaemia (uncountable)

alternative gaffkemia

  1. uncountableA bacterial disease of lobsters, caused by the bacterium Aerococcus viridans var. homari

    Synonyms: red tail disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bacterial disease of lobsters, caused by the bacterium Aerococcus viridans var. homari

Origin

  1. translingualGaffkya
  2. Englishgaffkaemia

From translingual Gaffkya + -aemia, from a former genus name for the bacterium.

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APA

gaffkaemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaffkaemia

MLA

“gaffkaemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaffkaemia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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