Spirochaetae

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin plural form of Spirochaeta, from Latin spira (“coil”) + Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “long hair”)

Proper noun

Spirochaetae

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – bacteria with a long slender corkscrew shape.

Hypernyms

(phylum): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom

References

Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth (Margulis & Schwartz) →ISBN

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