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-phagous

  1. adjective combining form meaning "eating"
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Pronunciation: /-fəɡəs/

suffix

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

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