phytophagous

phytophagous
adjective Date: 1826 feeding on plants <
a phytophagous insect
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  • Phytophagous — Phy*toph a*gous, a. [Phyto + Gr. ? to eat.] (Zo[ o]l.) Feeding on plants; herbivorous; as, a phytophagous animal. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phytophagous — [fī täf′ə gəs] adj. [ PHYTO + PHAGOUS] Zool. feeding on plants; herbivorous …   English World dictionary

  • phytophagous — adj. [Gr. phyton, plant; phagein, to eat] Feeding on plants; herbivorous …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • phytophagous — /fuy tof euh geuhs/, adj. herbivorous. [1820 30; PHYTO + PHAGOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • phytophagous — adjective feeding on plants, herbivorous Syn: phytophagic, phytophilous …   Wiktionary

  • phytophagous — Plant eating; vegetarian. [phyto + G. phago, to eat] * * * phy·toph·a·gous fī täf ə gəs adj feeding on plants * * * phy·toph·a·gous (fi tofґə gəs) [phyto + phag + ous] eating vegetable food …   Medical dictionary

  • phytophagous — feeding on vegetable matter Feeding and Eating …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • phytophagous — faɪ tÉ‘fÉ™gÉ™s / tÉ’f adj. feeding on plants and grasses …   English contemporary dictionary

  • phytophagous — [fʌɪ tɒfəgəs] adjective Zoology (especially of an insect or other invertebrate) feeding on plants. Derivatives phytophagy noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • phytophagous — a. Plant eating …   New dictionary of synonyms

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