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Vibrio

Vibrio Meaning & Definition
Vibrio Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vibrio?

[n] curved rodlike motile bacterium

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vibrio: vibrion

Related Terms | Find terms related to Vibrio:

See Also | comma bacillus | eubacteria | eubacterium | genus Vibrio | true bacteria | Vibrio comma | Vibrio fetus

Vibrio In Webster's Dictionary

\Vib"ri*o\, n.; pl. E. {Vibrios}, L. {Vibriones}. [NL., fr. L. vibrare to vibrate, to move by undulations.] (Biol.) A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an individual of this genus.

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