n. [ Carlos Chagas, a physician in Brazil, 1879-1934 ] a form of trypanosomiasis caused by infection with Trypamosoma cruzi, found principally in South America. It is transmitted by certain species of reduviid bugs, and has natural reservoirs in dogs, armadillos, rodents and other domestic and wild mammals. Stedman's Med. Dict., Dorland's Illustr. Med. Dict.
Syn. -- South Amercian trypanosomiasis, Chagas-Cruz disease. [ PJC ]

a. [ Pref. circum- + esophagal. ] (Anat.) Surrounding the esophagus; -- in (Zool.) said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Coprophagous. ] (Zool.) A kind of beetle which feeds upon dung. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of birds including the anis. See ani.
Syn. -- genus Crotophaga. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zoöl.) a genus of fleas including the stick-tight flea (Echidnophaga gallinacea), which is a serious pest in subtropical America, infesting poultry and frequently attacking man and domestic animals. [ Stedman ] [ PJC ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ntomon an insect + fagei^n to eat. ] (Zoöl.) 1. a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvæ feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zoöl.) Relating to the Entomophaga. -- n. One of the Entomophaga. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Esophageal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Indian name. ] (Zool.) The fresh-water drumfish (Haploidonotus grunniens). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. mallo`s a lock of wool + fagei^n to eat. ] (Zool.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. me`li honey + &unr_; to eat. ] (Zool.) Belonging to the genus Meliphaga. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Meliphaga and allied genera; a honey eater; -- called also meliphagidan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Meliphagan. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Zool.) The type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; the South American ant bear.
Syn. -- genus Myrmecophaga. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Necrophagous. ] (Zool.) Eating carrion. -- n. (Zool.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phyllo- + Gr. fagei^n to eat. ] (Zool.) (a) One of a group of marsupials including the phalangists. (b) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n a plant + fagei^n to eat. ] (Zool.) A division of Hymenoptera; the sawflies. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. pohfa`gos grass eating; po`a grass + fagei^n to eat. ] (Zool.) A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and their allies. -- Po*eph"a*gous a. [1913 Webster]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A division of marsupials. The wombat is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. sapro`s rotten + fagei^n to eat: cf. F. saprophage. ] (Zool.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., neut. pl. See Sarcophagus. ] (Zool.) A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL., fem. sing. See Sarcophagus. ] (Zool.) A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) Any animal which eats flesh, especially any carnivorous marsupial. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Bot. & Zool.) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [ Written also supra-oesophagal, and supra-oesophageal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) See Supra-esophagal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL. See Xylophagous. ] (Zool.) A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are allied to Pholas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Xylophagous. ] (Zool.) (a) One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. (b) Any species of Xylophaga. (c) Any one of the Xylophagides. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; animal + &unr_; to eat. ] (Zool.) An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A animal that feeds on animal food. [ 1913 Webster ]