spirillum
1. spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water • Hypernyms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria • Hyponyms: ratbite fever bacterium, Spirillum minus • Member Holonyms: genus Spirillum 2. any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form • Syn: spirilla • Hypernyms: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
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