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vibrant
vibraphone
vibrate
vibratile
vibration
vibrato
vibrator
vibratory saw
vibrio
vibriosis
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vibrio
vib·ri·o [ víbbree  ] (plural vib·ri·os or vib·ri·on·es [ vìbbree ṓneez ])


noun 
Definition:
 
S-shaped bacterium: a bacterium shaped like a comma or like the letter S. Genus Vibrio.
[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin< Latin vibrare "shake"]

vib·ri·oid [ víbbree òyd ] adjective
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