- -phagy
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noun combining form
(plural -phagies)
Etymology: Greek -phagia, from phagein
eating of a (specified) type or substance <geophagy>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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-phagy — [fə jē] [ModL phagia < Gr phagein: see PHAGOUS] combining form forming nouns the eating of (something specified) [geophagy] … English World dictionary
-phagy — comb. form the eating of (specified food) (ichthyophagy). Etymology: Gk phagia (as PHAGOUS) * * * fəjē, ji noun combining form ( es) Etymology: Greek phagia, from phagein to eat + ia y more at baksheesh : eating of a ( … Useful english dictionary
-phagy — 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] * * * … Universalium
-phagy — See phage. * * * see phagia … Medical dictionary
-phagy — combining form denoting the practice of eating a specified food: anthropophagy. Origin from Gk phagia, from phagein eat … English new terms dictionary
-phagy — pha·gy … English syllables
-phagy — or phagia, aff. a combining form meaning “eating,”“feeding on,” esp. as a practice or means of gaining sustenance: anthropophagy; monophagy[/ex] • Etymology: < Gk phagia; see phage, y III … From formal English to slang
-phagy — a word element forming a noun termination meaning eating , devouring , especially as a practice or habit, as in coprophagy, anthropophagy. {Greek phagia, from phagos phagous} …
-phage, -phagia, -phagy — Eating, devouring. [G. phago, to eat] … Medical dictionary
-phagia — ˈfāj(ē)ə noun combining form ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek more at phagy 1. : phagy hemophagia 2. : desire for food … Useful english dictionary
