VIBRIO


Meaning of VIBRIO in English

[ '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'.

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