geophagous etymology

English word geophagous comes from English geo- (Earth. Geography.), English -phagous (Used to form adjectives meaning "eating" or "feeding on".)

Detailed word origin of geophagous

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
geo- English (eng) Earth. Geography.
-phagous English (eng) Used to form adjectives meaning "eating" or "feeding on".
geophagous English (eng) Eating earth.

Words with the same origin as geophagous

Descendants of geo-
geocache geocomposite geodemographics geoecology geoengineering geoforensics geographer geolithological geolocalize geolocation geomagnetic geomodelling geomorphometry geomythology geonet geopedology geophysical geophysicist geopolitical geopolitics geopositioned geoprivacy geostationary geosynchronous geothermal
Descendants of -phagous
ampelophagous androphagous anthophagous anthropophagous bacteriophagous entomophagous haematophagous histiophagous lithophagous mycetophagous mycophagous nematophagous oligophagous oophagous ophiophagous ornithophagous ostreophagous pantophagous phytophagous polyphagous saproxylophagous xylophagous zoophagous zoöphagous