English noun: genus Treponema | |||
| 1. | genus Treponema (animal) type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bacteria genus | ||
| Member holonym | treponema | ||
| Member meronym | family Treponemataceae, Treponemataceae | ||