bacillus

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Synonyms: bacillum, lapillus, basileus, bacilli, arillus, bacill, bacillar, paxillus, barillas, baculus, camillus

Antonyms: bacillum, lapillus, basileus, bacilli, arillus, bacill, bacillar, paxillus, barillas, baculus, camillus

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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. {{lb|en|figurative|by extension}} Something which spreads like bacterial infection.

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