bacteriophage

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/bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ/

Definition of bacteriophage

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noun

A virus that specifically infects bacteria.

“Another possibility is to enlist a bacteriophage, a kind of virus, to hunt down and kill harmful bacteria for us.”

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Borrowed from French bactériophage, coined by microbiologist Félix d'Hérelle, from bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phage (“eater”).

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