Dictionary
phage
Pronunciation: (fāj), [key]—
n.
bacteriophage.
-phage
a combining form meaning “a thing that devours,” used in the formation of compound words, esp. the names of phagocytes:
macrophage. Also,-phag.Cf.
phago-, -phagous, -phagy. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.