co·li·phage (k  l -f j )n. A bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli. [New Latin (Escherichia) col  , species name; see E. coli + -phage.] |
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| Noun | 1. | coliphage - a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli bacteriophage, phage - a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "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" |
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