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bacillus

The correct spelling is bacillus.

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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. 1.Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
  2. 2.Any bacilliform (rod-shaped) bacterium.
  3. 3.(by extension) Something which spreads like bacterial infection.

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