D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

bacteriophage

· IPA /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪd͡ʒ/
01 n. sing. & pl. a virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called phage in laboratory jargon.
  1. 1.
    a virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called phage in laboratory jargon. Also: phage