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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 meronymgenus Spirillum

2. spirillum (animal) any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form


Synonymsspirilla


Broader (hypernym)eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria









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