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spirobacterium

spirobacterium noun: any bacterium found in spiral filaments, such as the genus Vibrio.

Noun

spirobacterium (plural spirobacteria)

  1. (dated) Any bacterium found in spiral filaments, such as the genus Vibrio.

Forms of spirobacterium

pluralspirobacteria

Origin of spirobacterium

From spiro- + bacterium.

Questions about spirobacterium

What does spirobacterium mean?
Spirobacterium means any bacterium found in spiral filaments, such as the genus Vibrio.
What part of speech is spirobacterium?
Spirobacterium is a noun.
What is the plural of spirobacterium?
The plural of spirobacterium is spirobacteria.

Words near spirobacterium in the dictionary

  1. spiroatom
  2. spiroatoms
  3. spiroazirine
  4. spiroazirines
  5. spirobacteria
  6. spirobacterium
  7. spirobolid
  8. spirobolids
  9. spiroceratid
  10. spiroceratids
  11. spirocercosis

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