bacteriophage

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From bacterio- (bacteria) and the suffix -phage

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  • enPR: bâk'tîr'ē'ə'fāj
  • Hyphenation: bac‧ter‧i‧o‧phage

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Singular
bacteriophage

Plural
bacteriophages

bacteriophage (plural bacteriophages)

  1. (microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.

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