- monophagous
- adjective Date: circa 1868 feeding on or utilizing a single kind of food; especially feeding on a single kind of plant or animal • monophagy noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
monophagous
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monophagous — [mə näf′ə gəs] adj. [ MONO + PHAGOUS] feeding on only one kind of food, as on a certain plant … English World dictionary
monophagous animals — monofagai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gyvūnai, mintantys viena kuria nors gyvūnų ar augalų rūšimi (pvz., boružės, skydamariai). Dauguma jų parazitai, prisitaikę gyventi tik vienos kurios rūšies gyvūnų organizmuose.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
monophagous — feeding on a single type of food … Dictionary of ichthyology
monophagous — adj. [Gr. monos, one; phagein, to eat] Adapted to subsist on a single kind of food; specialized on a single host species; monotrophic; see polyphagous, oligophagous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
monophagous — monophagy /meuh nof euh jee/, n. /meuh nof euh geuhs/, adj. feeding on only one kind of food. [1865 70; MONO + PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
monophagous — adjective That eats only one kind of food … Wiktionary
monophagous — feeding on only one type of food Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
monophagous — adj. consuming one type of food … English contemporary dictionary
monophagous — mo·noph·a·gous … English syllables
monophagous — mo•noph•a•gous [[t]məˈnɒf ə gəs[/t]] adj. ecl feeding on only one kind of food • Etymology: 1865–70; mono + phagous mo•noph′a•gy dʒi n … From formal English to slang
