noun
large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters
• Syn: ↑Spirochaetaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Spirochaetales, ↑order Spirochaetales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Spirochaeta, ↑genus Spirochaeta
Useful english dictionary. 2012.