English noun: bacillus | |||
1. | bacillus (animal) aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil | ||
Synonyms | B | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anthrax bacillus, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus globigii, Bacillus subtilis, grass bacillus, hay bacillus, Yersinia pestis | ||
Member meronym | genus Bacillus | ||