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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.
2. 2
   any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form wordnet
3. 3
   Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms.
4. 4
   spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

amebicamoebaanaerobebacillusbacteriabug

Etymology

From the genus name, from Latin spira (“coil”).

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