"-phagic" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), infinitive aorist of ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-φαγία}} Ancient Greek -φαγία (-phagía), {{m|grc|φαγεῖν||to eat}} φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”), {{m|grc|ἐσθίω||I eat}} ἐσθίω (esthíō, “I eat”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes|cat3=|head=|id=}} -phagic, {{en-suffix|cat2=adjective-forming suffixes}} -phagic
  1. Used to form adjectives from prefixes, to denote diet types Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--phagic-en-suffix-rpo5mFon

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