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entomophagous

[ en-tuh-mof-uh-guhs ]

adjective

  1. feeding on insects: applied especially to species used for biological control, such as some insects, fungi, or nematodes. Compare insectivorous ( def ).


entomophagous

/ ˌɛԳəˈɒəɡə /

adjective

  1. feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of entomophagous1

First recorded in 1830–40; entomo- + -phagous
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Example Sentences

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Entomophagous: feeding upon insects: specifically applied to those wasps that feed their young with larvae, etc.

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Insectivora, Entomophaga. insect-eating, a. insectivorous, entomophagous. insect powder. insecticide, pyrethrum, entomologic, chrysalis, pupa, cicada, cocoon, crepitaculum, entomophilous, entomophily, entomotaxy, entomotomy, insecticidal, insectifuge, insectile, larva, lepidopterist, larvarium, stridor, stridulate, stridulation, silphology, stridulatory, nymph, horismology, imago. insect-eaters, n. pl.

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In an interesting memoir by Rondani, published in the Bolletino del Comizio agrario di Parma for December, 1868, it is maintained that birds are often injurious to the agriculturist, by preying not only on noxious insects, but sometimes exclusively, or at least by preference, on entomophagous tribes which would otherwise destroy those injurious to cultivated plants.

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