Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spirochaete

1 sense of spirochaete

Sense 1
spirochete, spirochaete -- (parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals)
       => eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria -- (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)