bacteriophagy

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noun

The feeding on bacteria.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

nounbacteriophagy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe feeding on bacteria.

Origin

From bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

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Translations

Finnish bakteriofagia
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German Bakteriophagie
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Polish bakteriofagia
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Cite this entry
APA

bacteriophagy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriophagy

MLA

“bacteriophagy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriophagy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacteriophagy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacteriophagy.

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