[ 'spʌɪrə(ʊ)ki:t ]
( US spirochete )
■ noun a flexible spirally twisted bacterium of an order (Spirochaetales) including that responsible for syphilis.
Origin
C19: from spiro- 1 + Gk khaitē 'long hair'.
SPIROCHAETE
Meaning of SPIROCHAETE in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004