Word: coliphages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
li
pha
ges
Definition: Plural of coliphage; a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli
Morphemes:
Affix: coli
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: colī
Language: la
Decoded: coli
PoS: Noun
Meaning: colic, a disease of the colon
Affix: -phage
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something that eats, or consumes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form a noun of result or an abstract noun of action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.