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spirochaete

noun

any of an order (Spirochaetales) of slender, flexible, spiral-shaped bacteria, including some species that cause disease, some that are parasitic, and some that are free-living

also sp. spirochaete

Origin: < ModL Spirochaeta < Gr speira, spire + chaitē, hair

Related Forms:

spirochetal adjective

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