cellfalcicula

\\|selˌfalˈsikyələ\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from cell- + Late Latin falcicula small sickle, diminutive of Latin falc-, falx sickle — more at falchion

: a genus of motile gram-negative monotrichous soil bacteria (family Spirillaceae) that oxidize cellulose to oxycellulose and thus cause disintegration of vegetable fiber, appearing as short rods with pointed ends and containing metachromatic granules — compare cellvibrio