[ 'vɪbrɪəʊ , 'vʌɪ- ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) Medicine a waterborne bacterium of curved, rod-like shape, belonging to a group including the causative agent of cholera. [ Vibrio and related genera.]
Origin
mod. L., from L. vibrare 'vibrate'.
[ 'vɪbrɪəʊ , 'vʌɪ- ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) Medicine a waterborne bacterium of curved, rod-like shape, belonging to a group including the causative agent of cholera. [ Vibrio and related genera.]
Origin
mod. L., from L. vibrare 'vibrate'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004