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Hafnia
Hafnia
See also: hafnia
Translingual
Proper noun
Hafnia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae – the single species Hafnia alvei, a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commensal in humans and normally harmless.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Enterobacteriales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hafnia alvei (species)
Latin
Etymology
From Late Old Norse hǫfn (“harbour, port”) or Old Danish hafn (“harbour, port”); from Kaupmannahǫfn.
Alternative forms
- Haunia
Noun
Hafnia f (genitive Hafniae); first declension
Derived terms
- Hafniensis