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phytophagous
[ fahy-tof-uh-guhs ]
phytophagous
/ faɪˈtɒfədʒɪ; faɪˈtɒfəɡəs /
adjective
- (esp of insects) feeding on plants
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Derived Forms
- phytophagy, noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of phytophagous1
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Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
The insects of this order in their larval condition are almost all phytophagous, and are very uniform both in structure and in habits.
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Chlamys, klā′mis, n. an ancient Greek short cloak or mantle for men: a purple cope: a genus of phytophagous beetles.
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This group contains the phytophagous or herbivorous cetacea.
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What can be the meaning or use of the great diversity of the external generative organs in your cases, in Bombus, and the phytophagous coleoptera?
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