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biophagous

biophagous adjective: that feeds on living creatures.

Adjective

biophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on living creatures.

Origin of biophagous

From bio- + -phagous.

Questions about biophagous

What does biophagous mean?
Biophagous means that feeds on living creatures.
What part of speech is biophagous?
Biophagous is an adjective.

Words near biophagous in the dictionary

  1. biopesticide
  2. biopesticides
  3. biopetroleum
  4. biophage
  5. biophages
  6. biophagous
  7. biophagy
  8. biopharma
  9. biopharmaceutic
  10. biopharmaceutical
  11. biopharmaceutically

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