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Meaning of bacteriophage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ

Definitions

A virus that specifically infects bacteria.

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Examples

“Another possibility is to enlist a bacteriophage, a kind of virus, to hunt down and kill harmful bacteria for us.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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