staphylococcus
noun/ˌstæfəloʊˈkɑkəs/
Frequency rank: #17,939 most common English word
Meaning
a genus of spherical bacteria that can cause various infections in humans and animals.
Example sentence
The doctor told me that my skin infection was caused by staphylococcus, a type of bacteria commonly found on the human body.
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