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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. curved rodlike motile bacterium;
[syn: vibrio, vibrion]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

vibrio n 1: curved rodlike motile bacterium [syn: vibrio, vibrion]