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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bacillus \Ba*cil"lus\, noun; pl. {Bacilli}. [NL., for L. bacillum. See {Bacillari[ae]}.] (Biol.) A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable organism.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Bacillus
noun: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil [syn: {Bacilli}, {B}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "bacillus": adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus, disease-producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram-negative bacteria, gram-positive bacteria, microbe, microorganism, mold, nonfilterable virus, pathogen, picornavirus, protozoa, protozoon, reovirus, rhinovirus, rickettsia, spirillum, spirochete, spore, staphylococcus, streptococcus, trypanosome, vibrio, virus
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