leptospira

See also: Leptospira

English

Etymology

From translingual Leptospira, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”) + σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”).

Noun

leptospira (plural leptospiras or leptospirae)

  1. Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.

Derived terms

Spanish

Noun

leptospira f (plural leptospiras)

  1. leptospira

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