golden staph

noun

A bacterium, often found on the skin and nose, that commonly causes staph infections, technically known as Staphylococcus aureus.

Origintranslingual Staphylococcus aureus →
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Meanings

noungolden staph (countable and uncountable, plural golden staphs)

plural golden staphs

  1. countableuncountableA bacterium, often found on the skin and nose, that commonly causes staph infections, technically known as Staphylococcus aureus.

Origin

  1. translingualStaphylococcus aureus
  2. Englishgolden staph

Calque of translingual Staphylococcus aureus (literally “golden staphylococcus”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 金黃色葡萄球菌 /金黄色葡萄球菌
  • 金黃色葡萄球菌 /金黄色葡萄球菌 (jīnhuángsè pútaoqiújūn)bacterium often found on skin and nose
Finnish stafylokokki
  • stafylokokkibacterium often found on skin and nose
French staphylocoque doré
  • staphylocoque dorébacterium often found on skin and nose
Polish gronkowiec złocisty
  • gronkowiec złocistybacterium often found on skin and nose
Russian золоти́стый стафилоко́кк
  • золоти́стый стафилоко́кк (zolotístyj stafilokókk)bacterium often found on skin and nose
Spanish estafilococo áureo, estafilococo dorado
  • estafilococo áureobacterium often found on skin and nose
  • estafilococo doradobacterium often found on skin and nose
Cite this entry
APA

golden staph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20staph

MLA

“golden staph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20staph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden staph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20staph.

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