phage

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos, “eater”), from φαγ- (phag-), aorist stem of ἐσθίω (esthíō), ἔδω (édō, “to eat, to consume”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /feɪd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -eɪdʒ === Noun === phage (plural phages or phage) (microbiology, virology) A virus that is parasitic on bacteria. "The plural word phages refers to different types of phage, whereas in common usage the word phage can be both singular and plural, referring in the plural sense to particles of the same type of phage." Maloy et al: Microbial Genetics, 2nd ed., 1984, →ISBN, p. 81 ==== Synonyms ==== bacteriophage ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== virophage ==== References ==== phage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia phage therapy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Pegah == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === phage m (plural phages) synonym of bactériophage === Further reading === “phage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === phage alternative form of fage