-phagy
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”).
Pronunciation
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Suffix
-phagy
- (forming nouns) Feeding on; consumption of.
- (forming nouns) Eating in a specified manner, normal or abnormal.
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -phagy
feeding on, consumption of
- adelphophagy
- androphagy
- autocoprophagy
- autophagy
- bacteriophagy
- coprophagy
- embryophagy
- encephalophagy
- endophagy
- entomophagy
- exophagy
- foliophagy
- geophagy
- hematophagy
- hippophagy
- lepidophagy
- matriphagy
- monophagy
- myrmecophagy
- necrophagy
- oligophagy
- oophagy
- ophiophagy
- paedophagy
- phytophagy
- placentophagy
- polyphagy
- rhizophagy
- rhypophagy
- saprophagy
- theophagy
- xerophagy
- xylophagy
- zoophagy
feeding in a specific manner
Translations
the consumption of