bacilli

See also: Bacilli

English

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• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈsɪl.aɪ/

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Noun

bacilli

1. plural of bacillus
   • 1974, Graham Greene, The Honorary Consul, New York: Pocket Books, page 94:

     One lie in the presence of a policeman seemed to multiply like bacilli.

Italian

Noun

bacilli m

1. plural of bacillo

Latin

Noun

bacillī

1. inflection of bacillus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular