-phage

Origin

From Latin suffix -phagus, from Ancient Greek φάγος (phagos, "glutton"), from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phagein, "to eat"), aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον (ephagon, "I ate, devoured").

Full definition of -phage

Suffix

1. Something that eats, or consumes.

Derived terms

Related terms

• phage
• -phagous
• -phagy