bacteriophage
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bacteriophage
- /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -eɪdʒ
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Borrowed from French bactériophage, coined by microbiologist Félix d'Hérelle, from bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phage (“eater”).
noun bacteriophages
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A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
Another possibility is to enlist a bacteriophage, a kind of virus, to hunt down and kill harmful bacteria for us.
Similar: phage
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noun a virus that infects bacteria
| Español | bacteriófago |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 박테리오파지 bakteriopaji |
| 日本語 | バクテリオファージ bakuteriofuāji |
| 中文 | 噬菌體 /噬菌体 shìjūntǐ, shìjùntǐ |
| हिन्दी | जीवाणुभोजी jīvāṇubhojī |
| Português | bacteriófago |
| Français | bactériophage |
| Deutsch | Bakteriophage |
| Ελληνικά | βακτηριοφάγος vaktiriofágos, φάγος fágos |
| Tiếng Việt | thực khuẩn thể |
Talk about this word "bacteriophage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bacteriophage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bacteriophage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bacteriophage "bacteriophage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bacteriophage.Cite this
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title = {bacteriophage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bacteriophage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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