Meanings
adjectivebacteriophagous (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to bacteriophages
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Origin
- Ancient Greekβακτηρία (baktēría)
- Ancient Greekβακτήριον (baktḗrion)
- New Latinbactērium
- Englishbacterio-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂g-
- Ancient Greekἔφαγον (éphagon)
- Englishbacteriophagous
From bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phagous (“eating”).
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bacteriophagous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriophagous
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“bacteriophagous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriophagous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacteriophagous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriophagous.
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