microphage

English Thesaurus

1. a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria) (noun.body)

hypernym	:	neutrophil, neutrophile,
definition	:	the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes (noun.body)

domain category	:	bacteria, bacterium,
definition	:	(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants (noun.animal)