subpassage

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noun

The passage (movement) of a strain of microorganism through the gut of an animal in order to increase its virulence.

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Meanings

nounsubpassage (countable and uncountable, plural subpassages)

plural subpassages

  1. countableuncountableThe passage (movement) of a strain of microorganism through the gut of an animal in order to increase its virulence.
  2. countableA passage of text forming part of a larger passage.
verbsubpassage (third-person singular simple present subpassages, present participle subpassaging, simple past and past participle subpassaged)

present singular third person subpassages · participle present subpassaging · participle past subpassaged · past subpassaged

  1. To perform a subpassage.

Origin

From sub- + passage.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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