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noun
Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spirochaete
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Narrower terms: treponema, borrelia, Borrelia burgdorferi, Lime disease spirochete, leptospira
History
From translingual Spirochaeta.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
