bacillus
Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some…Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
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Meaning
3 sensesAny of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
Bazillus
баци́ллаbacílla
баци́лаbacýla
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
(broadly, figuratively)Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Examples
1 sentencesAre you taking lactic acid bacilli regularly?
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin bacillus (“little staff, wand”), diminutive of baculum (“sticLearned borrowing from Latin bacillus (“little staff, wand”), diminutive of baculum (“stick, staff, walking stick”).
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Forms
plural: bacilliSynonyms
1 synonyms- aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil:B
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