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a curved, rod-shaped bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, causing Asiatic cholera.[1885-90]
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Comma bacillus — Comma Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comma bacillus — n. the bacillus (Vibrio cholerae, formerly, V. comma) causing Asiatic cholera … English World dictionary
comma bacillus — noun comma shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera • Syn: ↑Vibrio comma • Hypernyms: ↑vibrio, ↑vibrion • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Vibrio * * * noun also … Useful english dictionary
comma bacillus — com·ma bacillus käm ə n cholera vibrio … Medical dictionary
comma bacillus — /kɒmə bəˈsɪləs/ (say komuh buh siluhs) noun a slightly curved bacterium, Vibrio cholerae, which causes Asiatic cholera, is contracted by eating or drinking contaminated food, and which causes a violent form of dysentery …
Comma — Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the difference… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Comma butterfly — Comma Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comma — n. 1 a punctuation mark (,) indicating a pause between parts of a sentence, or dividing items in a list, string of figures, etc. 2 Mus. a definite minute interval or difference of pitch. Phrases and idioms: comma bacillus a comma shaped bacillus… … Useful english dictionary
cholera bacillus — Comma Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grapta comma — Comma Com ma, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ? clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A small interval (the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
