bacilliform

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adjective

Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped

Similar
bacillarbacillarybaculiformrod-shapedformed
OriginLatin fōrma ← Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.? ← English bacillus →
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Meanings

adjectivebacilliform (comparative more bacilliform, superlative most bacilliform)

comparative more bacilliform · superlative most bacilliform

  1. Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped
nounbacilliform (plural bacilliforms)

plural bacilliforms

  1. Such a bacillus

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveformed like a bacillus

Similar
bacillarbacillarybaculiformrod-shapedformed
Also see
bacillarbacillarybaculiformrod-shaped

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinbacillu
  2. Englishbacillus
  3. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  4. Latinfōrma
  5. Englishbacilliform

From bacillus + -iform.

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Translations

Catalan bacil·liforme
  • bacil·liformeTranslations
French bacilliforme
  • bacilliformeTranslations
Portuguese baciliforme, bacilar
  • baciliformeTranslations
  • bacilarTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

bacilliform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacilliform

MLA

“bacilliform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacilliform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacilliform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacilliform.

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