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phago-

/faɡ.ə(ʊ)/US/fæɡ.oʊ/

phago- prefix: eating, feeding, consuming.

Prefix

phago-

  1. Eating, feeding, consuming.
  2. Of or pertaining to the phagocyte.

Forms of phago-

alternative formphag-

Origin of phago-

From Byzantine Greek φᾰγ- (phăg-), perfective stem of ἔφᾰγον (éphăgon, “I ate, I devoured”), singular first-person aorist active indicative form (by suppletion) of ἐσθῐ́ω (esthĭ́ō, “to eat, devour, consume”).

Questions about phago-

What does phago- mean?
Phago- means eating, feeding, consuming.
What part of speech is phago-?
Phago- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce phago-?
Phago- is pronounced /faɡ.ə(ʊ)/ (UK).

Words near phago- in the dictionary

  1. phagic
  2. Phagiphany
  3. phagism
  4. phagnalon
  5. phagnalons
  6. phago-
  7. phagocidal
  8. phagocytability
  9. phagocytable
  10. phagocytal
  11. phagocytary

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