bacteriophore

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noun

Any part of an animal that hosts a population of bacteria

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Meanings

nounbacteriophore (plural bacteriophores)

plural bacteriophores

  1. Any part of an animal that hosts a population of bacteria

Origin

From bacterio- + -phore.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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