leptospira
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See also: Leptospira
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From translingual Leptospira, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”) + σπείρα (speíra, “coil”).
Noun[edit]
leptospira (plural leptospiras or leptospirae)
- Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
leptospira f (plural leptospiras)
Further reading[edit]
- “leptospira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014