Bacilli

/bəˈsɪl.aɪ/ noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of bacillus form-of, plural

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

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"Lactic-acid bacilli are such unyielding bacteria that, even if frozen, they would simply hibernate and can restore themselves as if they came back to life."

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