Main Entry:

vib·rio

Pronunciation:

\ˈvi-brē-ˌō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural vib·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 \ˌvi-brē-ˈä-nik\ adjective