Aerobacillus

noun

Aero·​ba·​cil·​lus

ˌer-ō-bə-ˈsi-ləs

in some classifications

: a genus of bacteria (family Bacillaceae) including forms usually placed in Bacillus but in some morphological and physiological characters resembling members of Clostridium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from aer- + bacillus

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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