Term: genus leptospira: very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic in mammals
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: parenthesis: either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: cot: a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: short list: a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: hibiscus: any plant of the genus Hibiscus
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: home folk: folks from your own home town
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: cling: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: linkboy: (formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: whistle stop: a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: confirmation: a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
Broader: bacteria genus: a genus of bacteria | Unrelated: asian tiger mosquito: striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases