virophagy

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noun

The feeding on viruses.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounvirophagy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe feeding on viruses.

Origin

From viro- (“virus”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

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

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

Chicago

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

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