mycophagist

[ mahy-kof-uh-jist ]

noun

1. a fungus-eating organism.
2. an epicure whose interest is mushrooms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mycophagist¹

1860–65; myco- + -phage or -phag(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

With some of these the acridity is said to disappear in cooking, and a few mycophagists claim to have eaten all varieties with impunity.

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Remembering this, mycophagists will take note that a fleshy fungus which may be good eating at noon may undergo such changes in a few hours as to be anything but good eating at night.

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A Boston mycophagist records it as "very good," fried after five minutes' boiling in salted water.

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Changed "mycophogists" to "mycophagists" on page 18 of part 1: "with most mycophagists."

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The mycophagist will find them equally valuable from a gastronomic point of view.

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