Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leptospira

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: lep-tospi-ra
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Leptospira, λεπτός

Inflected Forms

leptospiras (plural) leptospirae (plural)

Derived Forms

leptospiremia

Questions

What does leptospira mean?: Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
Where does leptospira come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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