Virivorous
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Involving or sustained by the consumption of viruses. not-comparable
"It is thus tempting to believe that virivorous organisms, like bacterivorous ones, should be able to optimize their food uptake by exploiting patches of high prey abundances."
Example
More examples"It is thus tempting to believe that virivorous organisms, like bacterivorous ones, should be able to optimize their food uptake by exploiting patches of high prey abundances."
Etymology
From viri- + -vorous.
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