| 释义 |
cris·ti·spi·ra
\-ˈspīrə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cristi- (from Latin crista crest) + Latin spira coil, twist — more at crest, spire
: a genus of large flexuous coarsely spiral bacteria (family Spirochaetaceae) parasitic in mollusks and having a crista along one side of the body |