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| spi·ril·lum [ spī rílləm ] (plural spi·ril·la [ spī ríllə ]) |
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spiral or curved bacterium: a spiral-shaped or curved bacterium with a rigid body, that lives only in the presence of oxygen. Genus Spirillum.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin, "little spiral" < Latin spira (see spire2)] |
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 spi·ril·lar adjective |
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