SPIROCHETE


Meaning of SPIROCHETE in English

noun

or spi·ro·chaete ˈspīrəˌkēt, usu -ēd.+V

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin Spirochaeta

: a bacterium of the order Spirochaetales many of which cause severe diseases (as syphilis and relapsing fever)

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