Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacilliferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bacil-lif-er-ous
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Carrying (infected with) a bacillus

Etymology

From bacillus + -ferous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does bacilliferous mean?
Carrying (infected with) a bacillus
Where does bacilliferous come from?
From bacillus + -ferous.

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