HyperDic: spirochaeta

English > 1 sense of the word Spirochaeta:
NOUNanimalSpirochaeta, genus Spirochaetathe type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae
English > Spirochaeta: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningThe type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic.
Synonymgenus Spirochaeta
Member ofSpirochaetaceae, family Spirochaetaceaelarge coarsely spiral bacteria
Broaderbacteria genusA genus of bacteria
Spanishgénero Spirochaeta, genus spirochaeta, spirochaeta, Spirochaeta
Catalangenus spirochaeta, spirochaeta

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