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"bacilli" has 3 syllables: bac-ill-i. It rhymes with bristly and whistly, if that helps it stick.
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"Bacilli" has 3 syllables: bac · ill · i.
Bacilli: Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
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