rod-shaped


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Adj. 1. [画像:rod-shaped - formed like a bacillus]rod-shaped - formed like a bacillus
formed - having or given a form or shape
2. rod-shaped - resembling a rod
rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
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