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entomopathogen

entomopathogen noun: anything that is pathogenic to insects.

Noun

entomopathogen (plural entomopathogens)

  1. Anything that is pathogenic to insects.
    • For the most part, entomopathogens have been developed as microbial insecticides for inundative augmentation, although there remains great potential in using them with inoculative augmentation, classical and conservation approaches.2001, E. Wajnberg, Evaluating Indirect Ecological Effects of Biological Control, page 81

Forms of entomopathogen

pluralentomopathogens

Origin of entomopathogen

From entomo- + pathogen.

Words formed from entomopathogen

Questions about entomopathogen

What does entomopathogen mean?
Entomopathogen means anything that is pathogenic to insects.
What part of speech is entomopathogen?
Entomopathogen is a noun.
What is the plural of entomopathogen?
The plural of entomopathogen is entomopathogens.

Words near entomopathogen in the dictionary

  1. entomonecrophagous
  2. entomonecrophagy
  3. entomoparasite
  4. entomoparasites
  5. entomoparasitic
  6. entomopathogen
  7. entomopathogenesis
  8. entomopathogenetic
  9. entomopathogenic
  10. entomopathogenicity
  11. entomopathogens

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