neutrophile

English Thesaurus

1. the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes (noun.body)

hypernym	:	leucocyte, leukocyte, wbc, white blood cell, white blood corpuscle, white cell, white corpuscle,
definition	:	blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system (noun.body)

hyponym	:	microphage,
definition	:	a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria) (noun.body)