(ˈ)mī|kräfəgəs adjective
Etymology: micr- + -phagous
: feeding on minute particles (as bacteria)
microphagous ciliates
microphagous habit
— compare macrophagous
• mi·croph·a·gy ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷jē noun -es
(ˈ)mī|kräfəgəs adjective
Etymology: micr- + -phagous
: feeding on minute particles (as bacteria)
microphagous ciliates
microphagous habit
— compare macrophagous
• mi·croph·a·gy ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷jē noun -es
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012