ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäkəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from chondr- + -coccus
: a genus of chiefly soil-inhabiting and dung-inhabiting myxobacteria including one ( C. columnaris ) causing columnaris disease of trout and salmon
ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkäkəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from chondr- + -coccus
: a genus of chiefly soil-inhabiting and dung-inhabiting myxobacteria including one ( C. columnaris ) causing columnaris disease of trout and salmon
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012