Spirochaeta

Translingual

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Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”).

Proper noun

Spirochaeta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae – spirochetes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Spirochaetae – phylum; Spirochaetes – class; Spirochaetales – order; Spirochaetaceae – family

Hyponyms

• See Spirochaeta on WikispeciesWikispecies for species.

References

• “Spirochaeta”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Spirochaeta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spirochaeta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Spirochaeta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons