-phagus

-phagus
\\fəgəs\ noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek -phagos
: eater : one that eats an indicated thing or in an indicated way — in generic names of animals

Melophagus

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-phagus /-fəg-əs/ combining form
Denoting one feeding in a particular way, or on a particular thing
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  • Ösophagus — Öso̱|phagus [zu gr. οἰσειν = tragen, bringen u. gr. ϕαγημα = das Essen, die Speise] m; , ...gi, in der anat. Nomenklatur: Oe|so̱|phagus, Mehrz.: ...gi: „Speiseröhre“, etwa 24Ösophaguscm langer Verbindungskanal zwischen Rachen und Magen (liegt… …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • -phagous — comb. form that eats (as specified) (ichthyophagous). Etymology: L phagus f. Gk phagos f. phagein eat * * * fəgəs adjective combining form Etymology: Greek phagos, from phagein to eat more at baksheesh : feeding especially on a (specified) kind… …   Useful english dictionary

  • chauri gua — Yak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Tibetan gyag.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Po[ e]phagus grunnies}) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grunting cow — Yak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Tibetan gyag.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Po[ e]phagus grunnies}) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grunting ox — Yak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Tibetan gyag.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Po[ e]phagus grunnies}) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Poephagus grunnies — Yak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Tibetan gyag.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Po[ e]phagus grunnies}) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sarlac — Yak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Tibetan gyag.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Po[ e]phagus grunnies}) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sarlik — Yak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Tibetan gyag.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Po[ e]phagus grunnies}) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sarluc — Yak Yak (y[a^]k), n. [Tibetan gyag.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bovine mammal ({Po[ e]phagus grunnies}) native of the high plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs, and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair. Its tail is long …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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