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euryphagous

euryphagous adjective: feeding on a large variety of food.

Adjective

euryphagous (comparative more euryphagous, superlative most euryphagous)

  1. Feeding on a large variety of food.
    • Yellow-rumped warblers are euryphagous.1988 November 25, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader
    Synonyms:
    polyphage

Synonyms of euryphagous

Antonyms

Forms of euryphagous

comparativemore euryphagous
superlativemost euryphagous

Origin of euryphagous

From eury- + -phagous.

Words formed from euryphagous

Questions about euryphagous

What does euryphagous mean?
Euryphagous means feeding on a large variety of food.
What part of speech is euryphagous?
Euryphagous is an adjective.

Words near euryphagous in the dictionary

  1. euryopia
  2. euryopsonol
  3. EURYPAA
  4. euryphage
  5. euryphages
  6. euryphagous
  7. euryphagy
  8. eurypharyngid
  9. eurypharyngids
  10. euryplastic
  11. euryplasticity

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