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staphylophage

staphylophage noun: a phage associated with staphylococcus bacteria.

Noun

staphylophage (plural staphylophages)

  1. A phage associated with staphylococcus bacteria

Forms of staphylophage

pluralstaphylophages

Origin of staphylophage

From staphylo- + -phage.

Questions about staphylophage

What does staphylophage mean?
Staphylophage means a phage associated with staphylococcus bacteria.
What part of speech is staphylophage?
Staphylophage is a noun.
What is the plural of staphylophage?
The plural of staphylophage is staphylophages.

Words near staphylophage in the dictionary

  1. staphylomas
  2. staphylomata
  3. staphylomatic
  4. staphylomatous
  5. staphyloncus
  6. staphylophage
  7. staphylophages
  8. staphylopine
  9. staphyloplastic
  10. staphyloplasties
  11. staphyloplasty

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