Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xenophagy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xenophagy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A categorical change in diet, such as a herbivore becoming carnivorous.

Uncountable

noun

The process by which a cell directs autophagy against pathogens.

Uncountable

Etymology

From xeno- + -phagy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: xeno
Suffix: phagy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does xenophagy mean?: A categorical change in diet, such as a herbivore becoming carnivorous.
Where does xenophagy come from?: From xeno- + -phagy.

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