bacteriophage
noun
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a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bacteriophagic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | virus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coliphage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | typhoid bacteriophage |