leptospira

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noun

Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.

Origintranslingual Leptospira ← Ancient Greek λεπτός →
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Meanings

nounleptospira (plural leptospiras or leptospirae)

plural leptospiras · plural leptospirae

  1. Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλεπτός“thin”
  2. translingualLeptospira
  3. Englishleptospira

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

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APA

leptospira. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptospira

MLA

“leptospira.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptospira. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leptospira,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leptospira.

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