Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Borrelia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae – the borrelia spirochetes, some of which cause relapsing fever.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Bacteria - kingdom; Spirochaetes - phylum; Spirochaetes - class; Spirochaetales - order; Spirochaetaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Borrelia burgdorferi group - species group associated with Lyme disease; Borrelia anserina, Borrelia bissettii, Borrelia coriaceae, Borrelia duttoni, Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia lonestari, Borrelia lusitaniae, Borrelia miyamoto, Borrelia obermeieri, Borrelia recurrentis, Borrelia sinica, Borrelia tanukii, Borrelia turdae - species

English

Noun

borrelia ‎(plural borrelias or borreliae)

1. Any of various helically coiled spirochetes, of the genus Borrelia, some of which cause relapsing fever.