n01334862
type | n |
lex_filenum | 05 |
def | a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria |
examples | 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 |
Outgoing links | |
Hypernym | virus |
Derivationally related form | bacteriophage → bacteriophagic |
Derivationally related form | bacteriophage → bacteriophagous |
Hyponym | coliphage; typhoid bacteriophage |
Incoming links | |
Derivationally related form | bacteriophagous → bacteriophage |
Pertainym (pertains to noun) | bacteriophagous → bacteriophage |
Derivationally related form | bacteriophagic → bacteriophage |
Pertainym (pertains to noun) | bacteriophagic → bacteriophage |
Hyponym | virus |
Hypernym | coliphage; typhoid bacteriophage |
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