nnoun.animalspirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant waterMember Holonyms:genus Spirillum
Hypernyms:eubacteria eubacterium true bacteria
Inherited Hypernyms:spirillumeubacteriabacteriamicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spirillumeubacteriamoneranmicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Spirillum minusratbite fever bacterium
Full Hyponyms:ratbite fever bacterium
nnoun.animalany flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike formSynset:spirilla
Hypernyms:eubacteria eubacterium true bacteria
Inherited Hypernyms:spirillumeubacteriabacteriamicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:spirillumeubacteriamoneranmicroorganismorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity