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cytophagous

cytophagous adjective: consuming cells.

Adjective

cytophagous (not comparable)

  1. consuming cells
    • The cytophagous protozoa must be cultivated in mixed cultures with bacteria, and on a medium which is primarily designed for supplying nourishment to the symbiotic bacteria.1908, The Journal of Medical Research, page 489
    • Larvae and nymphs with stubby bilobed large-clawed legs are cytophagous on epithelial cells beneath the lids.1985, Ke Chung Kim, Coevolution of parasitic arthropods and mammals, page 613

Origin of cytophagous

From cyto- + -phagous.

Questions about cytophagous

What does cytophagous mean?
Cytophagous means consuming cells.
What part of speech is cytophagous?
Cytophagous is an adjective.

Words near cytophagous in the dictionary

  1. cytopenia
  2. cytopenias
  3. cytopenic
  4. cytophagic
  5. cytophagocytosis
  6. cytophagous
  7. cytophagy
  8. cytopharmacological
  9. cytopharmacology
  10. cytopharyngeal
  11. cytopharynges

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