spirochete (n)
spirochaete (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def parasitic or free-living bacteria
def many pathogenic to humans and other animals
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Hypernym eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Member holonym Spirochaetales, order Spirochaetales
Hyponym treponema; borrelia; Borrelia burgdorferi, Lime disease spirochete; leptospira
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Hyponym eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Member meronym Spirochaetales, order Spirochaetales
Hypernym treponema; borrelia; Borrelia burgdorferi, Lime disease spirochete; leptospira

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