'Vibrio' definitions:

Definition of 'vibrio'

(from WordNet)
noun
Curved rodlike motile bacterium [syn: vibrio, vibrion]

Definition of 'Vibrio'

From: GCIDE
  • Vibrio \Vib"ri*o\, prop. 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. [1913 Webster]

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