spirillum
spi·ril·lum
noun \spī-ˈri-ləm\ plural spi·ril·la\-ˈri-lə\
Definition of SPIRILLUM
: any of a genus (Spirillum) of curved elongated motile bacteria having tufts of flagella at both poles; broadly : a spiral filamentous bacterium (as a spirochete)
See Origin of SPIRILLUM
New Latin, from diminutive of Latin spira coil
First Known Use: circa 1875
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