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SPIROCHAETA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic
Synonyms:
genus Spirochaeta; Spirochaeta
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Spirochaeta" is a kind of...):
bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)
Holonyms ("Spirochaeta" is a member of...):
family Spirochaetaceae; Spirochaetaceae (large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters)
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