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Saprospira

noun
Sap·​ro·​spi·​ra | \ ˌsaprəˈspīrə\

Definition of Saprospira

: a genus of large free-living or commensal aquatic spirochetes (family Spirochaetaceae) having neither crista nor flagella

History and Etymology for Saprospira

New Latin, from sapr- + Latin spira coil

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