n.
Pronunciation: ' vi-br ē - ˌ ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -rios
Etymology: New Latin, Vibrion-, Vibrio, from Latin vibrare to wave
Date: circa 1864
: any of a genus ( Vibrio ) of short rigid motile bacteria that are straight or curved rods and include pathogens especially of gastrointestinal diseases (as cholera)
– vib · ri · on · ic \ ˌ vi-br ē - ' ä-nik \ adjective