autophage

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ -phage.

Noun

autophage (plural autophages)

  1. One who or that which eats itself.
    • 2023, Adebowale Akande, Politics Between Nations: Power, Peace, and Diplomacy, page 30:
      Racism's link to the franchise makes democracy an autophage that threatens to eat itself because citizens generally become anxious about losing their right to vote.
  2. A rocket that consumes parts of its own structure as fuel.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.tɔ.faʒ/, /ɔ.tɔ.faʒ/
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Adjective

autophage (plural autophages)

  1. (biology) autophagous
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