Word: bacteriophages
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bac
te
ri
o
pha
ges
Definition: Plural of bacteriophage; a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
Morphemes:
Affix: bacterio-
Language: en
Meaning: bacteria
Affix: -phage
Language: en
Meaning: eater
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φᾰγεῖν
Language: grc
Decoded: phagein
Meaning: to eat
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Masculine and feminine nominative singular of
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.