Etymology

euryphage

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Today it means: Any animal that eats a large variety of food. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εὐρύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεὐρύς“wide”
  2. English todayeuryphage

From eury- + -phage, from Ancient Greek εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekεὐρύς all →

euryoecious

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