| Pronunciation: | | `spIu'reelum
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
- [n] spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water
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SPIRILLUM is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | spirilla |
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| | See Also: | | eubacteria, eubacterium, genus Spirillum, ratbite fever bacterium, Spirillum minus, true bacteria |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Spi*ril"lum\, n. [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.]
(Biol.)
A genus of common motile micro["o]rganisms ({Spirobacteria})
having the form of spiral-shaped filaments. One species is
said to be the cause of relapsing fever.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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- A corkscrew-shaped bacterium.
- A bacterium with a spiral shape which is relatively rigid (i.e. not flexible, compare with spirochaete).
- The bacterium in the genus Spirillum.
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