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endophagous

endophagous adjective: that feeds from within the host organism.

Adjective

endophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds from within the host organism
    • We recorded plant associated ecto- and endophagous herbivores, their natural enemies and pollinators on and in each aboveground plant organ, i.e. flowers, fruits, leaves and stems.2015 August 21, “Plant Size as Determinant of Species Richness of Herbivores, Natural Enemies and Pollinators across 21 Brassicaceae Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Antonyms of endophagous

Origin of endophagous

From endo- + -phagous.

Questions about endophagous

What does endophagous mean?
Endophagous means that feeds from within the host organism.
What part of speech is endophagous?
Endophagous is an adjective.

Words near endophagous in the dictionary

  1. endophagic
  2. endophagocytic
  3. endophagocytosis
  4. endophagosome
  5. endophagosomes
  6. endophagous
  7. endophagy
  8. endophallic
  9. endophallite
  10. endophallites
  11. endophallus

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