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paedophage

paedophage noun: an organism that eats or consumes the young of other species.

Noun

paedophage (plural paedophages)

  1. An organism that eats or consumes the young of other species.

Forms of paedophage

pluralpaedophages

Origin of paedophage

From paedo- + -phage.

Questions about paedophage

What does paedophage mean?
Paedophage means an organism that eats or consumes the young of other species.
What part of speech is paedophage?
Paedophage is a noun.
What is the plural of paedophage?
The plural of paedophage is paedophages.

Words near paedophage in the dictionary

  1. paedomorphosis
  2. paedomorphs
  3. paedomorphy
  4. paedopandering
  5. paedopathy
  6. paedophage
  7. paedophages
  8. paedophagous
  9. paedophagy
  10. paedophile
  11. paedophile-phobia

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