Hypernym

noun

(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein

Pertainym (pertains to noun)

bacteriophagic 1

adjective

of or relating to bacteriophages

bacteriophagous 1

adjective

of or relating to bacteriophages

bacteriophage 1

noundomain: animal

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

Examples

1.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