Leptospira

See also: leptospira

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, fine”) +‎ Latin spīra (“coil, twist, spire”).

Proper noun

Leptospira f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Leptospiraceae – spirochaete bacteria, including a small number of pathogenic and saprophytic species.

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