English noun: spirillum | |||
1. | spirillum (animal) spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ratbite fever bacterium, Spirillum minus | ||
Member meronym | genus Spirillum | ||
2. | spirillum (animal) any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form | ||
Synonyms | spirilla | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | ||