[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bacilli \bacilli\ n.
   plural of bacillus; usually designating aerobic rod-shaped
   spore-producing bacteria; they often occur in chainlike
   formations.

   syn: bacillus
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
bacillus 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bacillus \bacil"lus\, n.; pl. bacilli. nl., for l. bacillum.
   see bacillariae. biol.
   a variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable
   organism.
   1913 webster
see also:
bacilli bacillariae 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bacilli
     see bacillus
see also:
bacillus 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bacilli
     n : aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often
         occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in
         soil syn: bacillus, b
see also:
bacillus b 

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