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entomophagous

entomophagous adjective: feeding on insects; insectivorous.

Adjective

entomophagous (comparative more entomophagous, superlative most entomophagous)

  1. feeding on insects; insectivorous
    • Humans are generalist feeds derived from a long lineage of entomophagous primates.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 28

Forms of entomophagous

comparativemore entomophagous
superlativemost entomophagous

Origin of entomophagous

From entomo- + -phagous.

Questions about entomophagous

What does entomophagous mean?
Entomophagous means feeding on insects; insectivorous.
What part of speech is entomophagous?
Entomophagous is an adjective.

Words near entomophagous in the dictionary

  1. entomopathogens
  2. entomophagan
  3. entomophagans
  4. entomophagia
  5. entomophagic
  6. entomophagous
  7. entomophagy
  8. entomophile
  9. entomophiles
  10. entomophilia
  11. entomophilic

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