English noun: Spirochaeta | |||
1. | Spirochaeta (animal) the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic | ||
Synonyms | genus Spirochaeta | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bacteria genus | ||
Member meronym | family Spirochaetaceae, Spirochaetaceae | ||