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Etymology
From L. #Latin|bacillus "little staff, wand".

Noun
en-noun|bacilli

1. 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: βάκιλλος (vakilos) m
Icelandic: staflaga baktería f, baktería f
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Latin

Alternative spellings
bacillum

Etymology
Diminutive of baculus "staff, walking stick"

Noun
la-noun|bacillus|bacilli|bacillī|m|second

1. A small staff or wand.
2. The shaft or handle of a tool or weapon.

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