-phagic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪd͡ʒɪk/
• Rhymes: -eɪdʒɪk

Suffix

-phagic

1. Used to form adjectives from prefixes, to denote diet types

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -phagic

anthropophagic

araneophagic

coprophagic

crinophagic

erythrophagic

eukaryophagic

geophagic

heterophagic

hyperphagic

mammalophagic

necrophagic

omophagic

ornithophagic

pedophagic

phytophagic

polyphagic

sarcophagic

simiophagic

stercophagic

symbiophagic