Spirochaeta

Translingual

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.

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