1. resembling or characteristic of a vibrio bacterium; curved or comma-shaped
Usage: medical; microbiology

Examples

• The vibrioid bacteria were easily identified under the microscope.
• Scientists observed vibrioid organisms in the water sample.
• The vibrioid shape is characteristic of certain pathogenic bacteria.
• Cholera is caused by a vibrioid bacterium called Vibrio cholerae.
• The lab technician noted the vibrioid morphology in her report.