GENUS TREPONEMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Treponema mean? 

• GENUS TREPONEMA (noun)
  The noun GENUS TREPONEMA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals

  Familiarity information: GENUS TREPONEMA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS TREPONEMA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Treponema" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Meronyms (members of "genus Treponema"):

treponema (spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws))

Holonyms ("genus Treponema" is a member of...):

family Treponemataceae; Treponemataceae (small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic)