Photobacterium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Photobacterium \Pho`to*bac*te"ri*um\
     (f[=o]`t[-o]*b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[-e]*[u^]m), n. [NL. See {Photo-},
     and {Bacterium}.] (Bacteriol.)
     A genus including certain comma-shaped marine bacteria which
     emit bluish or greenish phosphorescence. Also, any
     microorganism of this group.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]