"phage" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Clipping of bacteriophage from bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phage (“eater”); latter suffix from Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”), from φαγ- (phag-), aorist stem of ἐσθίω (esthíō) or ἔδω (édō, “to eat, to consume”). Stem φαγ- (phag-) may also derive from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”) thus ultimately doublet of bhakti (via Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “portion, division”) from root भज् (bhaj, “to divide, to apportion”)).",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "antiphage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "campylophage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "endophage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "enterophage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "erythrophage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "exophage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "fluorophage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "megaphage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "multiphage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "myophage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "nonphage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "pelagiphage"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "phage therapy"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "phagic"
        },
        {
          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "phagocidal"
        },
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          "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
          "word": "prophage"
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          "text": "\"The plural word phages refers to different types of phage, whereas in common usage the word phage can be both singular and plural, referring in the plural sense to particles of the same type of phage.\" Maloy et al: Microbial Genetics, 2nd ed., 1984, →ISBN, p. 81"
        }
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        "A virus that is parasitic on bacteria."
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        "(microbiology, virology) A virus that is parasitic on bacteria."
      ],
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        {
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        }
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        {
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        }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "campylophage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "endophage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "enterophage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "erythrophage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "exophage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "megaphage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "multiphage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "myophage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "nonphage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "pelagiphage"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "phage therapy"
    },
    {
      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "phagic"
    },
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      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
      "word": "phagocidal"
    },
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      "sense": "(note: some may be derived from -phage)",
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  "etymology_text": "Clipping of bacteriophage from bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phage (“eater”); latter suffix from Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”), from φαγ- (phag-), aorist stem of ἐσθίω (esthíō) or ἔδω (édō, “to eat, to consume”). Stem φαγ- (phag-) may also derive from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (“to divide, distribute”) thus ultimately doublet of bhakti (via Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti, “portion, division”) from root भज् (bhaj, “to divide, to apportion”)).",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
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        }
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        "(microbiology, virology) A virus that is parasitic on bacteria."
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