bacilliformis

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from bacillus (“rod-shaped bacterium”) +‎ forma (“form, shape”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ba.kɪl.lɪˈfoːr.mɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ba.t͡ʃil.liˈfɔr.mis] === Adjective === bacillifōrmis (neuter bacillifōrme); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) having the form of a bacillus ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective.