spirillum (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *spirillum*:
NOUN	animal	spirillum	spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
animal	spirillum, spirilla	any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form / form

English > *spirillum*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water.
Member of	genus Spirillum	A genus of bacteria
Narrower	ratbite fever bacterium, Spirillum minus	A bacterium causing ratbite fever
Broader	eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria	A large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls

English > *spirillum*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	Any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form / form.
Synonym	spirilla
Broader	eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria	A large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls
Spanish	espirilo

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