n.
Pronunciation: ˌ vi-br ē - ' ō -s ə s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -o · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Vibrio
Date: 1950
: an infectious disease of sheep and cattle caused by a bacterium ( Campylobacter fetus syn. Vibrio fetus ) and marked by infertility and abortion also : infection with or disease caused by a vibrio