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bacteriophage

Main Entry: bac·te·ri·o·phage

Pronunciation: \bak-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌfāj, -ˌfäzh\

Function: noun

: a virus that infects bacteria—called also phage

[bacteriophage illustration]

—bac·te·ri·oph·a·gy \(ˌ)bak-ˌtir-ē-ˈäf-ə-jē\ noun, plural bac·te·ri·oph·a·gies

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