Spirochaeta

== Translingual == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”). === Proper noun === Spirochaeta f A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae – spirochetes. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Spirochaetae – phylum; Spirochaetes – class; Spirochaetales – order; Spirochaetaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== See Spirochaeta on WikispeciesWikispecies for species. === References === “Spirochaeta”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Spirochaeta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Spirochaeta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Spirochaeta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons