Spirochaeta
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin, 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.