bacill — meaning in English

English meaning

• bacillus noun A member of the bacterial genus Bacillus, made up of organisms shaped like short rods that form spores, some of which are capable of causing illness.
• bug noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.

Senses

bacill is used for these senses in English:

• bacillus Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
• bug A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.

bacillus — full definition

1. noun A member of the bacterial genus Bacillus, made up of organisms shaped like short rods that form spores, some of which are capable of causing illness.
2. noun Any rod-shaped bacterium.

bug — full definition

1. noun A small insect, or loosely, any small crawling or flying creature.
2. noun An error or flaw in a computer program or piece of software.
3. noun A minor, usually short-lived illness, or the germ that causes it.
4. noun A hidden device used to secretly record or transmit conversations.
5. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

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