- stenophagous
- ste·noph·a·gous
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stenophagous
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stenophagous — [stə näf′ə gəs] adj. Biol. eating only a limited variety of foods: opposed to EURYPHAGOUS … English World dictionary
stenophagous animals — stenofagai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gyvūnai, mintantys tik tam tikros rūšies maistu (pvz., skersasnukiai, baltieji amūrai minta tik vandens augalais; kryžiasnapiai, kurapkos – grūdais ir sėklomis; kregždės, geniai –… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
stenophagous — adj. [Gr. stenos, narrow; phagein, to eat] Existing on only a limited variety of foods; see euryphagous, omnivorous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
stenophagous — /sti nof euh geuhs/, adj. Ecol. (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous). [1875 80; STENO + PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
stenophagous — adjective Feeding on a limited variety of food. Ant: euryphagous … Wiktionary
stenophagous — stə̇ˈnäfəgəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sten + phagous : eating few kinds of foods used especially of an insect; compare euryphagous, monophagous * * * /sti nof euh geuhs/, adj. Ecol. (of an animal) feeding on a… … Useful english dictionary
euryphagous — euryphage /yoor euh fayj , yerr /, n. /yoo rif euh geuhs, yeuh /, adj. Ecol. (of an animal) able to subsist on a wide variety of foods. Cf. stenophagous. [1925 30; EURY + PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
euryphagous — adjective Feeding on a large variety of food. Syn: polyphage Ant: stenophagous … Wiktionary
stenopaic — a. with narrow aperture. ♦ stenopetalous, a. with narrow petals. ♦ stenophagous, a. eating only a narrow range of food. ♦ stenophyllous, a. with narrow leaves. ♦ stenophobia, n. morbid fear of narrow places … Dictionary of difficult words
stenopaeic — a. with narrow aperture. ♦ stenopetalous, a. with narrow petals. ♦ stenophagous, a. eating only a narrow range of food. ♦ stenophyllous, a. with narrow leaves. ♦ stenophobia, n. morbid fear of narrow places … Dictionary of difficult words
