-phaga

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek φάγος (phágos, “eater, glutton”)

Suffix

-phaga

Used to form taxonomic names, often of genera, by combination with words indicating a type of food for an organism; eater.

Derived terms

Musciphaga (now Hemitriccus)

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