HyperDic: family_spirochaetaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Spirochaetaceae:
NOUNanimalfamily Spirochaetaceae, Spirochaetaceaelarge coarsely spiral bacteria
English > family Spirochaetaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters.
SynonymSpirochaetaceae
Member ofSpirochaetales, order SpirochaetalesHigher bacteria
MembersSpirochaeta, genus SpirochaetaThe type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae
Broaderbacteria familyA family of bacteria
Spanishespiroquetáceas
CatalanEspiroquetàcia, espiroquetàcies

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