Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spirillum

2 senses of spirillum

Sense 1
spirillum -- (spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water)
       => eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria -- (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)

Sense 2
spirillum, spirilla -- (any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form)
       => eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria -- (a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)