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bacteriophage vs coliphage

coliphage vs bacteriophage

bacteriophage and coliphage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bacteriophage Yes No No No
coliphage Yes No No No
As nouns, coliphage is a hyponym of bacteriophage; that is, coliphage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bacteriophage:
  • bacteriophage: a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
  • coliphage: a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli
Other hyponyms of bacteriophage include typhoid bacteriophage.
bacteriophage (noun) coliphage (noun)
a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli
Difference between bacteriophage and coliphage

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