adj
Meaning 1
Shaped like a rod or staff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bacilliform
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bacillar
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rhymes with -ɪlə(ɹ)
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to a bacillus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Examples
- a bacillar infection
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or produced by or containing bacilli
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bacillary
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
formed like a bacillus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bacillary, bacilliform, baculiform, rod-shaped
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin bacillum (“little staff”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: bacil·liforme — shaped like a rod or staff
- Catalan: bacil·lar — shaped like a rod or staff
- Portuguese: bacilar — shaped like a rod or staff
- Catalan: bacil·lar — relating to a bacillus
- Portuguese: bacilar — relating to a bacillus