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bacillus /bəˈsɪləs/ noun

plural bacilli /-ˈsɪˌlaɪ/ /bəˈsɪˌlaɪ/

bacillus

/bəˈsɪləs/

noun

plural bacilli /-ˈsɪˌlaɪ/ /bəˈsɪˌlaɪ/

Learner's definition of BACILLUS

[count] technical

: a straight rod-shaped bacterium that requires oxygen for growth

also : a bacterium that causes disease

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