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English
Etymology
From L. #Latin|bacillus "little staff, wand".
Noun
en-noun|bacilli
- Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease
Translations
Albanian: bacil
Finnish: basilli
German: Bazillus m
Greek: βάκιλλο� (vakilos) m
Icelandic: staflaga bakterÃa f, bakterÃa f
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Latin
Alternative spellings
bacillum
Etymology
Diminutive of baculus "staff, walking stick"
Noun
la-noun|bacillus|bacilli|bacillī|m|second
- A small staff or wand.
- The shaft or handle of a tool or weapon.
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