Home › Words › R › rhypophagyrhypophagyrhypophagy means the feeding on filth.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rhypophagy ranks #36,606 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”) and the suffix -φαγία (-phagía), combining form of φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) See also suffix -phagy.nounThe feeding on filthDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).