euryphagous

[ yoo-rif-uh-guhs, yuh- ]

adjective

, Ecology.

1. (of an animal) able to subsist on a wide variety of foods.

Other Words From

• eu·ry·phage [yoor, -, uh, -feyj, yur, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of euryphagous¹

First recorded in 1925–30; eury- + -phagous

Example Sentences

Being euryphagous, crows exert a stabilizing influence on many kinds of prey and on the biotic community as a whole.

From Project Gutenberg

The crow is euryphagous and, as shown by this study, the diets of crows a few miles apart may differ.

From Project Gutenberg

Although it has food preferences, the crow is euryphagous, and its diet is governed to a large extent by the availability of various types of food in its habitat.

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