-phagous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form adjectives meaning "eating" or "feeding on".

Pronunciation

/-fəɡəs/

Word forms

-phagous

Etymology

From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos, “-eating”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

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