bacillus
Meaning
- Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
- Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
- (broadly, figuratively) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
Synonyms
Translations
bacille
bacilo
Bazillus
bacillo
bacilo
bacil
βάκιλλος
bacillus
bacil
basilPronounced as (IPA)
/bæˈsɪl.əs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin bacillus (“little staff, wand”), diminutive of baculum (“stick, staff, walking stick”).
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