Spirochaeta
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Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”).
Proper noun
Spirochaeta f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae – the spirochetes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Spirochaetae – phylum; Spirochaetes - class; Spirochaetales - order; Spirochaetaceae - family
Hyponyms
- See
Spirochaeta on WikispeciesWikispecies for species.
