leptospira

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See also: Leptospira

English

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Etymology

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From translingual Leptospira, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, thin) + σπείρα (speíra, coil).

Noun

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leptospira (plural leptospiras or leptospirae)

  1. Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.

Spanish

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Noun

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leptospira f (plural leptospiras)

  1. leptospira

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