spirochaete – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
spirochaete
n.
any of a number of spiral-shaped bacteria
Spirochaete
spirochaete
Noun
1. parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
(synonym) spirochete
(hypernym) eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
(hyponym) treponema
(member-holonym) Spirochaetales, order Spirochaetales
Spirochäte (die)
nf.
spirochete, type of spiral shaped bacteria
Spirochaete
(n.)
A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but distinguished by its motility. One species, the Spirochaete Obermeyeri, is supposed to be the cause of relapsing fever.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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