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 | ||