-phaga

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “eater, glutton”)

Suffix

-phaga f

1. Used to form taxonomic names, often of genera, by combination with words indicating a type of food for an organism; eater.

Derived terms

• Musciphaga (now Hemitriccus)

Translingual terms suffixed with -phaga

Related terms

• -phagus m, -phagum n