-phagecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. macrophage n.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin -phagus; Greek -ϕάγος.

Etymology: < classical Latin -phagus or its etymon ancient Greek -ϕάγος (see -phagous comb. form). Compare French -phage (formations in which are found from at least the beginning of the 19th cent.).Combining chiefly with first elements of Greek origin, although compare vitellophag n. at vitello- comb. form , with a first element of Latin origin. Earliest attested in polyphage n., sarcophage n., both loans from Greek. Formations are found from the 19th cent.

1. Forming nouns denoting people or other organisms that eat a particular food or quantity of food.

2. Forming nouns denoting types of cell that ingest foreign particles.

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3. Forming nouns denoting viruses that infect, and usually lyse (or consume), specific hosts.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-phage
释义	-phagecomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. macrophage n. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin -phagus; Greek -ϕάγος. Etymology: < classical Latin -phagus or its etymon ancient Greek -ϕάγος (see -phagous comb. form). Compare French -phage (formations in which are found from at least the beginning of the 19th cent.).Combining chiefly with first elements of Greek origin, although compare vitellophag n. at vitello- comb. form , with a first element of Latin origin. Earliest attested in polyphage n., sarcophage n., both loans from Greek. Formations are found from the 19th cent. 1. Forming nouns denoting people or other organisms that eat a particular food or quantity of food. 2. Forming nouns denoting types of cell that ingest foreign particles. Categories » 3. Forming nouns denoting viruses that infect, and usually lyse (or consume), specific hosts. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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