-phage
Meanings
suffix
- Something that eats, or consumes.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate, devoured”).
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