genus spirochaeta

1. 1.

   the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic

   SynonymsSpirochaeta

   Broaderbacteria genus

   Part ofSpirochaetaceae

Questions about genus spirochaeta

What does genus spirochaeta mean?

genus spirochaeta means "the type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; a bacterium that is flexible, undulating, and chiefly aquatic".

What is another word for genus spirochaeta?

Close synonyms include Spirochaeta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus spirochaeta a common word?

genus spirochaeta is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.