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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

phago-,

a combining form meaning "eating, devouring,'' used in the formation of compound words:phagocyte.Cf. -phage, -phagous, -phagy.

Greek, combining form akin to phageîn to eat, devour

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

phago-, (before a vowel) phag- combining form

eating, consuming, or destroying: phagocyte

Etymology: from Greek phagein to consume

'phago-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

-phage - -phagy - phage - phagocyte - phagosome

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