leptospira

See also: Leptospira

English

Etymology

From translingual Leptospira, from Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin”) + σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”).

Noun

leptospira (plural leptospiras or leptospirae)

1. Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.

Spanish

Noun

leptospira f (plural leptospiras)

1. leptospira

Further reading

• “leptospira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10