English noun: Spirochaetaceae | |||
1. | Spirochaetaceae (animal) large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters | ||
Synonyms | family Spirochaetaceae | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bacteria family | ||
Member holonym | genus Spirochaeta, Spirochaeta | ||
Member meronym | order Spirochaetales, Spirochaetales | ||