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bromeligenous

bromeligenous adjective: that breeds in bromeliads.

Adjective

bromeligenous (not comparable)

  1. That breeds in bromeliads
    • Field observations suggest that this new bromeligenous species uses a variety of bromeliad species to breed in, and may be both territorial and exhibit male parental care.2015 December 10, “The First Bromeligenous Species of Dendropsophus (Anura: Hylidae) from Brazil's Atlantic Forest”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about bromeligenous

What does bromeligenous mean?
Bromeligenous means that breeds in bromeliads.
What part of speech is bromeligenous?
Bromeligenous is an adjective.

Words near bromeligenous in the dictionary

  1. bromelias
  2. bromeliculous
  3. bromelid
  4. bromelids
  5. bromeligen
  6. bromeligenous
  7. bromelin
  8. bromelins
  9. Bromell
  10. bromellite
  11. Bromells

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