spirochaete

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noun

parasitic or free-living bacteria;
many pathogenic to humans and other animals
• Syn:
spirochete
• Hypernyms:
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
• Hyponyms:
treponema, borrelia, Borrelia burgdorferi, Lime disease spirochete, leptospira
• Member Holonyms:
Spirochaetales, order Spirochaetales