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spirochete vs Borrelia burgdorferi

Borrelia burgdorferi vs spirochete

spirochete and Borrelia burgdorferi both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spirochete Yes No No No
Borrelia burgdorferi Yes No No No
As nouns, Borrelia burgdorferi is a hyponym of spirochete; that is, Borrelia burgdorferi is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spirochete:
  • spirochete: 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 spirochete include treponema, borrelia, Lime disease spirochete, leptospira.
spirochete (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 spirochete and Borrelia burgdorferi

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