Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirillum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: spir-il-lum
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.

noun

Any of various other spiral-shaped microorganisms.

Etymology

From the genus name, from Latin spira (“coil”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: spira

Inflected Forms

spirillums (plural) spirilla (plural)

Synonyms

spirilla

Questions

What does spirillum mean?: Any of various aerobic bacteria of the genus Spirillum, having an elongated spiral form and bearing a tuft of flagella.
Where does spirillum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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