Found 2 items, similar to comma bacillus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: comma bacillus comma bacillus n : comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera [syn: Vibrio comma ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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 difference between a major and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners. [1913 Webster] Comma bacillus (Physiol.), a variety of bacillus shaped like a comma, found in the intestines of patients suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having a special relation to the disease; -- called also cholera bacillus . Comma butterfly (Zo["o]l.), an American butterfly (Grapta comma ), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under side of the wings. [1913 Webster]