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spirochaete vs Borrelia burgdorferi

Borrelia burgdorferi vs spirochaete

spirochaete and Borrelia burgdorferi both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spirochaete Yes No No No
Borrelia burgdorferi Yes No No No
As nouns, Borrelia burgdorferi is a hyponym of spirochaete; that is, Borrelia burgdorferi is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spirochaete:
  • spirochaete: parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
  • Borrelia burgdorferi: cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
Other hyponyms of spirochaete include treponema, borrelia, Lime disease spirochete, leptospira.
spirochaete (noun) Borrelia burgdorferi (noun)
parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
Difference between spirochaete and Borrelia burgdorferi

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