-phage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Something that eats, or consumes.

Pronunciation

/feɪd͡ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--phage.wav

Word forms

-phage

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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