Vibrio

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

  Vibrio \Vib"ri*o\, prop. n.; pl. E. {Vibrios}, L. {Vibriones}.
     [NL., fr. L. vibrare to vibrate, to move by undulations.]
     (Biol.)
     A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly
     sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an
     individual of this genus.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vibrio
       n : curved rodlike motile bacterium [syn: {vibrion}]