-phage

See also phage

English

Etymology

From Latin suffix -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phagos, “glutton”), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phagein, “to eat”).

Suffix

-phage

1. Something that eats, or consumes.

Derived terms

[+] English words suffixed with -phage

bacteriophage coliphage coprophage macrophage microphage

myrmecophage necrophage prophage xylophage

Related terms

• phage
• -phagous
• -phagy

Translations

something that eats, or consumes

• Finnish: -faagi (fi)

• French: -phage (fr)

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French

Etymology

From Latin suffix -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phagos, “glutton”), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phagein, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /faʒ/, X-SAMPA: /faZ/
• Hyphenation: -phage

Suffix

-phage

1. -phage

Synonyms

• -vore

Derived terms

allélophage anthropophage autophage bactériophage bibliophage carpophage caryophage chronophage conchyliophage coprophage créophage détritiphage entomophage euryphage

géophage hématophage hippophage ichtyophage karyophage lithophage lotophage macrophage mallophage mégaœsophage méliphage mélophage microphage mycétophage

myrmécophage nécrophage œsophage œsophagectomie oligophage omophage oophage ophiophage opiophage patriphage phage phyllophage phytophage

planctophage polyphage prophage rhizophage saprophage sarcophage scatophage sténophage termitophage téléphage toxicophage xylophage zoophage

Related terms

• -phagie
• -phagique