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spirochaete vs leptospira

leptospira vs spirochaete

spirochaete and leptospira both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spirochaete Yes No No No
leptospira Yes No No No
As nouns, leptospira is a hyponym of spirochaete; that is, leptospira is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spirochaete:
  • spirochaete: parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals
  • leptospira: important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
Other hyponyms of spirochaete include treponema, borrelia, Borrelia burgdorferi, Lime disease spirochete.
spirochaete (noun) leptospira (noun)
parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever
Difference between spirochaete and leptospira

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