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virophage

Syllables: vi·ro·phage/ˈvaɪɹəfeɪd͡ʒ/

virophage noun: any virus that infects other viruses.

Noun

virophage (plural virophages)

  1. Any virus that infects other viruses.

Forms of virophage

pluralvirophages

Origin of virophage

From viro- + -phage.

Words formed from virophage

Questions about virophage

What does virophage mean?
Virophage means any virus that infects other viruses.
What part of speech is virophage?
Virophage is a noun.
How do you pronounce virophage?
Virophage is pronounced /ˈvaɪɹəfeɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of virophage?
The plural of virophage is virophages.

Words near virophage in the dictionary

  1. viron
  2. vironegative
  3. vironeutralisation
  4. viropause
  5. viropexis
  6. virophage
  7. virophages
  8. virophagy
  9. viroplasm
  10. viroplasmic
  11. viroplasmin

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