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aleurophagous

aleurophagous adjective: that feeds on wheat flour (typically, as a pest).

Adjective

aleurophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on wheat flour (typically, as a pest)

Origin of aleurophagous

From aleuro- + -phagous.

Questions about aleurophagous

What does aleurophagous mean?
Aleurophagous means that feeds on wheat flour (typically, as a pest).
What part of speech is aleurophagous?
Aleurophagous is an adjective.

Words near aleurophagous in the dictionary

  1. aleuronate
  2. aleurone
  3. aleurones
  4. aleuronic
  5. aleurons
  6. aleurophagous
  7. aleuroplast
  8. aleuroplasts
  9. Aleut
  10. Aleut Islands
  11. Aleut Peninsula

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