autophagi

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noun

Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.

OriginLatin -phagus →
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Meanings

nounautophagi pl (plural only)
  1. obsoletepluralplural onlybiologyBirds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.

Origin

  1. Latin-phagus“eater”
  2. Englishautophagi

From auto- (“by oneself”) + Latin -phagus (“eater”, plural -phagī). The attested Ancient Greek αὐτοφάγος (autophágos) would have meant "self-devouring, autophagous".

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APA

autophagi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autophagi

MLA

“autophagi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autophagi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autophagi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autophagi.

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