phytophagous

[ fahy-tof-uh-guhs ]

adjective

1. herbivorous.

phytophagous

/ faɪˈtɒfədʒɪ; faɪˈtɒfəɡəs /

adjective

1. (esp of insects) feeding on plants

Derived Forms

• phytophagy, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of phytophagous¹

First recorded in 1820–30; phyto- + -phagous

Example Sentences

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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