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ba·cil·lus  (b-sls)

n. pl. ba·cil·li (-sl)

1. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming, aerobic bacteria of the genus Bacillus that often occur in chains and include B. anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax.

2. Any of various bacteria, especially a rod-shaped bacterium.

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[Late Latin, diminutive of Latin baculum, rod; see bak- in Indo-European roots.]

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bacillus [bass-ill-luss, -lie]

Noun

pl -li a rod-shaped bacterium, esp. one causing disease [Latin baculum walking stick]

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bacillus  (b-sls)

Plural bacilli (b-sl)

Any of various pathogenic bacteria, especially one that is rod-shaped.

Thesaurus

Noun

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bacillus - aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil B anthrax bacillus, Bacillus anthracis - a species of bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon Bacillus globigii, Bacillus subtilis, grass bacillus, hay bacillus - a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics Yersinia pestis - a bacillus bacterium that causes the plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella genus Bacillus - type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites