bacillus
noun/bəˈsɪləs/
/bəˈsɪləs/
(plural bacilli
/bəˈsɪlaɪ/
/bəˈsɪlaɪ/
)- a type of bacteria. There are several types of bacillus, some of which cause disease.Oxford Collocations DictionaryBacillus is used after these nouns:
- leprosy
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from late Latin, diminutive of Latin baculus ‘stick’.Want to learn more?
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