spirillum

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noun

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

nounspirillum (plural spirillums or spirilla)

plural spirillums · plural spirilla

  1. Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.
  2. Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form

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spirilla
Broader
eubacteriaeubacteriumtrue bacteria

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinspira“coil”
  2. Englishspirillum

From the genus name, from Latin spira (“coil”).

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Translations

Catalan espiril
  • espirilany of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum
Russian спирилла
  • спирилла (spirilla)any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum
Tagalog balukishay
  • balukishayany of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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