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[syn: bacillus, B]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bacillus \Ba*cil"lus\, n.; pl. Bacilli. [NL., for L. bacillum.
See Bacillari[ae].] (Biol.)
A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable
organism.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bacillus
n 1: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often
occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
[syn: bacillus, B]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "bacillus":
adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe,
anaerobic bacteria, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus,
disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus,
filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria,
gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold,
nonfilterable virus, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon,
reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore,
staphylococcus, streptococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus