Definition of Metchnikoff

Noun: Metchnikoff  'mech-ni,kóf

1. Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916)
   - Elie Metchnikoff, Metchnikov, Elie Metchnikov, Ilya Ilich Metchnikov

See also:
metazoon
Metchnikov