Cryptococcus

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See also: cryptococcus

Translingual

Cryptococcus neoformans

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”) +‎ κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).

Proper noun

Cryptococcus m

  1. Principally soil-dwelling yeast fungi, but certain species cause cryptococcosis or meningitis in mammals including humans:
    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tremellaceae.
    2. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptococcaceae.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Eriococcidae – certain scale insects, soft scales, some of which are pests in agriculture.

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