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vibrio

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Main Entry:
vib·rio 
          Listen to the pronunciation of vibrio
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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of vibrionic \ˌvi-brē-ˈä-nik\ adjective


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