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embryophagous

embryophagous adjective: that feeds on embryos.

Adjective

embryophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on embryos.

Questions about embryophagous

What does embryophagous mean?
Embryophagous means that feeds on embryos.
What part of speech is embryophagous?
Embryophagous is an adjective.

Words near embryophagous in the dictionary

  1. embryopathic
  2. embryopathies
  3. embryopathological
  4. embryopathology
  5. embryopathy
  6. embryophagous
  7. embryophagy
  8. embryophore
  9. embryophores
  10. embryophyte
  11. embryophytes

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