Meaning of VIBRIO
| Pronunciation: | | 'vibree`ow
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] curved rodlike motile bacterium |
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| | Synonyms: | | vibrion |
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| | See Also: | | comma bacillus, eubacteria, eubacterium, genus Vibrio, true bacteria, Vibrio comma, Vibrio fetus | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vib"ri*o\, 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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Vibrio is a genus of motile, Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (family Vibrionaceae); some species in this genus cause cholera in humans and other diseases in animals. |
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