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-phagus

noun combining form
-pha·​gus | \ fəgəs\

Definition of -phagus

: eater : one that eats an indicated thing or in an indicated way —in generic names of animals Melophagus

History and Etymology for -phagus

New Latin, from Greek -phagos

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