polyphagus in Latin

IPA: [pɔˈly.pʰa.ɡʊs] [Classical-Latin], [poˈliː.fa.ɡus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολυφάγος (poluphágos, “much-eating, voracious”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|πολυφάγος||much-eating, voracious}} Ancient Greek πολυφάγος (poluphágos, “much-eating, voracious”) Head templates: {{la-noun|polyphagus<2>}} polyphagus m (genitive polyphagī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|polyphagus<2>}} Forms: polyphagī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], polyphagus [nominative, singular], polyphagī [nominative, plural], polyphagī [genitive, singular], polyphagōrum [genitive, plural], polyphagō [dative, singular], polyphagīs [dative, plural], polyphagum [accusative, singular], polyphagōs [accusative, plural], polyphagō [ablative, singular], polyphagīs [ablative, plural], polyphage [singular, vocative], polyphagī [plural, vocative]

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"polyphagus" meaning in Latin

Noun