バチルス

noun

bacillus

Biological term for rod-shaped bacteria. Often used in scientific or medical contexts.

from German Bazillus

See also: 桿菌 (かんきん)

• バチルス属ぞくの細さい菌きんは土ど壌じょうに広ひろく存そん在ざいする。

  Bacteria of the genus Bacillus are widely present in soil.

noun

pest; nuisance

Figurative use, likening a person or thing to a harmful bacillus. Often used in phrases like 社会のバチルス (a pest to society).

• 彼かれは社しゃ会かいのバチルスと呼よばれた。

  He was called a pest to society.