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aphidophagous

aphidophagous adjective: feeding on aphids.

Adjective

aphidophagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on aphids
    • Some beetles of the family Coccinellidae are aphidophagous.

Origin of aphidophagous

From aphid + -o- + -phagous.

Questions about aphidophagous

What does aphidophagous mean?
Aphidophagous means feeding on aphids.
What part of speech is aphidophagous?
Aphidophagous is an adjective.

Words near aphidophagous in the dictionary

  1. aphidologist
  2. aphidologists
  3. aphidology
  4. aphidomorph
  5. aphidomorphs
  6. aphidophagous
  7. aphidophagy
  8. aphidozer
  9. aphidozers
  10. aphids
  11. aphilanthropy

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