- phytophagous
- Plant-eating; vegetarian. [phyto- + G. phago, to eat]
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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. 2011.
phytophagous
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phytophagous — adjective Date: 1826 feeding on plants < a phytophagous insect > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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phytophagous — /fuy tof euh geuhs/, adj. herbivorous. [1820 30; PHYTO + PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
phytophagous — adjective feeding on plants, herbivorous Syn: phytophagic, phytophilous … Wiktionary
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
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