-phage
See also: phage
English
Etymology
From Latin -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate, devoured”).
Suffix
-phage
- Something that eats, or consumes.
Derived terms
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Related terms
- phage
- -phagous
- -phagy
Translations
something that eats, or consumes
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Anagrams
- Pegah
French
Etymology
From Latin suffix -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “glutton”), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faʒ/
- Hyphenation: -phage
Suffix
-phage
- -phage
Synonyms
- -vore
Derived terms
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- allélophage
- autophage
- bibliophage
- caryophage
- conchyliophage
- créophage
- détritiphage
- euryphage
- géophage
- hippophage
- ichtyophage
- karyophage
- lithophage
- lotophage
- macrophage
- mallophage
- mégaœsophage
- méliphage
- mélophage
- microphage
- mycétophage
- œsophage
- œsophagectomie
- oligophage
- omophage
- ophiophage
- opiophage
- patriphage
- phage
- phyllophage
- planctophage
- polyphage
- prophage
- rhizophage
- saprophage
- sarcophage
- scatophage
- sténophage
- téléphage
- termitophage
- toxicophage
Related terms
- -phagie
- -phagique