Cytophagous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cytophagous is an adjective meaning consuming cells.
Meaning
consuming cells.
Example Sentences
Larvae and nymphs with stubby bilobed large-clawed legs are cytophagous on epithelial cells beneath the lids.
The cytophagous protozoa must be cultivated in mixed cultures with bacteria, and on a medium which is primarily designed for supplying nourishment to the symbiotic bacteria.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cytophagic, biophagous, plasmophagous, ectophagous, phagotrophic, cytoclastic.
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