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noun
Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms.
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noun
any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spirilla
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Broader terms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
noun
spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
Narrower terms: ratbite fever bacterium, Spirillum minus
History
From the genus name, from Latin spira (“coil”).
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