/ Dictionary / Index P -phagous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: -phagous Pronunciation: [key] a combining form meaning “eating,” “feeding on,” “devouring” that specified by the initial element: creophagous; hylophagous; rhizophagous. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. phagosome -phagy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language