- phytophagous
- phy·toph·a·gous
English syllables. 2014.
phytophagous
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Phytophagous — Phy*toph a*gous, a. [Phyto + Gr. ? to eat.] (Zo[ o]l.) Feeding on plants; herbivorous; as, a phytophagous animal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phytophagous — [fī täf′ə gəs] adj. [ PHYTO + PHAGOUS] Zool. feeding on plants; herbivorous … English World dictionary
phytophagous — adjective Date: 1826 feeding on plants < a phytophagous insect > … New Collegiate Dictionary
phytophagous — adj. [Gr. phyton, plant; phagein, to eat] Feeding on plants; herbivorous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
phytophagous — /fuy tof euh geuhs/, adj. herbivorous. [1820 30; PHYTO + PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
phytophagous — adjective feeding on plants, herbivorous Syn: phytophagic, phytophilous … Wiktionary
phytophagous — Plant eating; vegetarian. [phyto + G. phago, to eat] * * * 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
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
phytophagous — [fʌɪ tɒfəgəs] adjective Zoology (especially of an insect or other invertebrate) feeding on plants. Derivatives phytophagy noun … English new terms dictionary
phytophagous — a. Plant eating … New dictionary of synonyms
