bibliophage
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bibliophage
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From biblio- + -phage, from Ancient Greek βῐ́βλος (bĭ́blos, “book”) and φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).
noun bibliophages
- A person who loves to read books; a bookworm. Janet loved reading. She was a real bibliophage.
- A creature that consumes books’ physical contents. Once inside, they begin to mine; there may be apparently nothing wrong outside, but when you open the book you find a hollow filled with insects, which have eaten almost all the letterpress, up to the margins. By keeping the shelves away from the walls and giving a little attention to wormy volumes,
Similar: bibliophile, bibliovore, book lover, bookworm, librophile, librovore
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noun
Similar: bibliophile, bibliovore, book lover, bookworm, librophile, librovore
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noun creature that consumes books
| Português | bibliófago |
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Talk about this word "bibliophage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bibliophage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bibliophage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bibliophage "bibliophage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bibliophage.Cite this
@misc{bibliophage_2026,
title = {bibliophage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bibliophage},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
