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helminthophagous

helminthophagous adjective: that feeds on flukes and similar helminths.

Adjective

helminthophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on flukes and similar helminths

Origin of helminthophagous

From helminth + -o- + -phagous.

Questions about helminthophagous

What does helminthophagous mean?
Helminthophagous means that feeds on flukes and similar helminths.
What part of speech is helminthophagous?
Helminthophagous is an adjective.

Words near helminthophagous in the dictionary

  1. helminthologist
  2. helminthologists
  3. helminthology
  4. helminthomorph
  5. helminthomorphs
  6. helminthophagous
  7. helminthophagy
  8. helminthophobia
  9. helminthoses
  10. helminthosis
  11. helminthosporal

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