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Uncommonbacillus
The correct spelling is bacillus.
How to pronounce bacillus
noun
IPA: /bæˈsɪl.əs/
Say it like: Bas-ill-us
The correct spelling is bacillus. Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
- 2.Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
- 3.(by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.
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