SPIRILLA

spirillum, spirilla

(noun) any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form

SPIRILLUM

spirillum, spirilla

(noun) any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form

spirillum

(noun) spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

spirilla

plural of spirillum

Source: Wiktionary


SPIRILLUM

Spi*ril"lum, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.] (Biol.)

Definition: A genus of common motile microörganisms (Spirobacteria) having the form of spiral-shaped filaments. One species is said to be the cause of relapsing fever.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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