- mycophagist
- noun Etymology: mycophagy, from myc- + -phagy Date: 1861 one that eats fungi (as mushrooms) • mycophagy noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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mycophagist — noun a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) • Syn: ↑mycophage • Derivationally related forms: ↑mycophagy • Hypernyms: ↑eater, ↑feeder * * * mīˈkäfəjə̇st noun … Useful english dictionary
mycophagist — /muy kof euh jist/, n. 1. a fungus eating organism. 2. an epicure whose interest is mushrooms. [1860 65; MYCO + PHAGE or PHAG(Y) + IST] * * * … Universalium
mycophagist — my·coph·a·gist … English syllables
mycophage — noun a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) • Syn: ↑mycophagist • Derivationally related forms: ↑mycophagy (for: ↑mycophagist) • Hypernyms: ↑eater, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mycophagy — noun see mycophagist … New Collegiate Dictionary
mycophagous — a. eating mushrooms. ♦ mycophagist, n. ♦ mycophagy, n … Dictionary of difficult words
mycophagy — noun the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild) • Derivationally related forms: ↑mycophagist • Hypernyms: ↑eating, ↑feeding … Useful english dictionary
