'Vibrio' definitions:
noun
Curved rodlike motile bacterium [syn: vibrio,
vibrion]
- 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.
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