phago-, phag-, -phage, -phagi, -phagic, -phagically, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagic, -phagous, -phagy +
(Greek: eat, eating; to consume, to ingest; relationship to eating or consumption by ingestion or engulfing)
bibliophagic
A reference to the "devouring" of books, either by reading, collecting (as a bibliophile or bibliomaniac), or by actual consumption as by lice, worms, etc.
bibliophagist
Someone who devours (ardently reads) books.
bibliophagy, bibliophagous
The consumption of, or the devouring (figuratively), of books.
biophage
An organism that derives the nourishment for its existence from another living organism.
biophagism, biophagy
Consuming, eating, or destroying other living organisms; a special reference to certain parasites.
biophagous
Feeding on living organisms; a reference to certain parasites.
bradyphagia
1. Abnormal slowness when eating.
2. Slowness in swallowing due to an organic impediment.
bradyphagy
An abnormal slowness when eating.
capnocytophaga
A genus of Gram-negative, fusiform bacteria that require carbon dioxide for growth and exhibit gliding motility; associated with human periodontal disease.
carcinophagous
The consumption of cancer cells.
carpophagous, carpophage, carpophagy
Feeding on fruit (or seeds).
ceraphagous
The eating of wax.
cerophage
The eating, or consumption, of wax.
cerophagia, cerophagous, cerophagy
Eating, consumption, or feeding on wax.
cheilophagia, chilophagia
An excessive biting of the lips.
Related "eat, eating" word units:
brycho-;
esculent-;
esophago-;
glutto-;
vor-.
Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "food, nutrition, nourishment":
alimento-;
broma-;
carno-;
cibo-;
esculent-;
sitio-;
tropho-;
Eating Crawling Snacks;
Eating: Carnivorous-Plant "Pets";
Eating: Folivory or Leaf Eaters;
Eating: Omnivorous.
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