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campylophage

campylophage noun: a virus that is parasitic on bacteria of the genus Campylobacter.

Noun

campylophage (plural campylophages)

  1. A virus that is parasitic on bacteria of the genus Campylobacter.

Forms of campylophage

pluralcampylophages

Origin of campylophage

From campylo- + phage.

Questions about campylophage

What does campylophage mean?
Campylophage means a virus that is parasitic on bacteria of the genus Campylobacter.
What part of speech is campylophage?
Campylophage is a noun.
What is the plural of campylophage?
The plural of campylophage is campylophages.

Words near campylophage in the dictionary

  1. campylobacterosis
  2. campylobacters
  3. campylomorph
  4. campylomorphs
  5. campylon
  6. campylophage
  7. campylophages
  8. campylospermous
  9. campylotropal
  10. campylotropous
  11. CAMRA

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