-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

Translingual terms suffixed with -phaga
Holophaga
Musophaga
Myrmecophaga
Phyllophaga
  • -phagus m, -phagum n
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