-phagous

adjective combining form

Definition of -PHAGOUS

: eating <saprophagous>

Greek -phagos, from phagein to eat — more at baksheesh

Medical Dictionary

adjective combining form -pha·gous \fə-gəs\

: feeding especially on a (specified) kind of food <hematophagous>

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