-myza

noun combining form

-my·​za

ˈmīzə

variants or -myzon

ˈmīˌzän

: one that sucks or feeds by suction

—in generic names in zoology

Petromyzon

Agromyza

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek myzein, myzan to suck; akin to Greek mydan to be damp

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