Spirochaeta

Translingual

Etymology

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.

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