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螺旋體

简螺旋体 · 繁螺旋體

Mandarin · pinyin luó xuán tǐ

Spirochaetes, phylum of extremophile bacteria
spiral-shaped bacterium, e.g. causing syphilis

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螺: luó · spiral shell; conch; spiral
旋: xuán · revolve, move in orbit; return
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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2–2–3 · luo2 xuan2 ti3

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lo4 syun4 tai2

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noun

spirochete

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