spirilla

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A form of spirillum — Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of spirillum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form

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spirillum
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eubacteriaeubacteriumtrue bacteria
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spirillum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spirilla

villamanilaAnguillagorillaGodzillaPriscillachinchillaflotillamanillaSillascintillaScyllaDrusillamaxillacedillapapillaaxillahydrillacamarillabarillamantillaperillaancillascilla
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Anagrams

sliprail
Cite this entry
APA

spirilla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirilla

MLA

“spirilla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirilla. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spirilla,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirilla.

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