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noun, plural strep·to·ba·cil·li 
[-sil-ahy] . Bacteriology.
[-sil-ahy] . Bacteriology. 1.
any of various bacilli that form in chains.
2.
any of the Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Streptobacillus, common in rat saliva and a cause of ratbite fever.
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Streptobacillus
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| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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Streptobacillus Strep·to·ba·cil·lus (strěp'tō-bə-sĭl'əs)
n.
A genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped, often pathogenic bacteria that typically occurs in chains, including a species that causes a type of rat-bite fever.
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