English Explanatory Dictionary

leptospira

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.

Word forms

leptospira leptospiras leptospirae

Etymology

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

Derived words

leptospiremia
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