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A posse of little guys called phages, which are actually viruses that infect bacteria and kill them.
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Origin and Etymology of phage
by shortening
First Known Use: 1925
Other Microbiology Terms
-phage
Definition of -phage
: virus or cell that destroys cells bacteriophage microphage
Origin and Etymology of -phage
Greek -phagos one that eats, from -phagos -phagous
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