- -phagy
- comb. form the eating of (specified food) (ichthyophagy).
Etymology: Gk -phagia (as -PHAGOUS)
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\\fəjē, -ji\ noun combining form (-es): eating of a (specified) type or substance — especially in biological and medical termsanthropophagy
biophagy
cytophagy
geophagy
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a combining form meaning "eating," "devouring" that specified by the initial element, esp. as a practice or habit: allotriophagy; anthropophagy.Also, -phagia.[ < Gk -phagia; see -PHAGE, -Y3]* * *
-phagy /-fə-ji/ combining formDenoting eating of a specified nature• • •Main Entry: ↑phag-* * *
comb. form denoting the practice of eating a specified foodanthropophagy
Origin:from Greek -phagia, from phagein ‘eat’
Useful english dictionary. 2012.