"bacteriophagy" meaning in English

See bacteriophagy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phagy (“to feed on”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|bacterio-|-phagy|gloss1=bacteria|gloss2=to feed on}} bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phagy (“to feed on”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bacteriophagy (uncountable)
  1. The feeding on bacteria. Tags: uncountable Related terms: bacteriophage, bacteriophagous Translations (Translations): bakteriofagia (Finnish), Bakteriophagie [feminine] (German), bakteriofagia [feminine] (Polish)

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