spirochete

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spirochete

/ˈspaɪ.ɹəˌkit/ US

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From translingual Spirochaeta.

noun spirochetes · spirochaete

Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and other animals.

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noun any of several coiled bacteria

Español	espiroqueta
中文	螺旋體 /螺旋体 luóxuántǐ
Français	spirochète
Italiano	spirocheta

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@misc{spirochete_2026,
  title = {spirochete},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spirochete},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}