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Definition of: spirillum
(spī·ril′əm) noun plural ·ril·la (-ril′ə)
Any of a genus (Spirillum) of flagellate bacteria with cells in spirally twisted and rigid filaments. See illustration under BACTERIUM. [<NL, dim. of L spira a coil]
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