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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autophage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-tophage
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who or that which eats itself.

noun

A rocket that consumes parts of its own structure as fuel.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From auto- + -phage.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

autophages (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

autophagous autophagy

Questions

What does autophage mean?
One who or that which eats itself.
Where does autophage come from?
From auto- + -phage.

How to pronounce autophage

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