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iliophagous

iliophagous adjective: that feeds (typically on mud) in the lowest layer of water.

Adjective

iliophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds (typically on mud) in the lowest layer of water

Origin of iliophagous

From ilio- + -phagous.

Questions about iliophagous

What does iliophagous mean?
Iliophagous means that feeds (typically on mud) in the lowest layer of water.
What part of speech is iliophagous?
Iliophagous is an adjective.

Words near iliophagous in the dictionary

  1. iliolumboaortic
  2. ilion
  3. ilioparietal
  4. iliopectineal
  5. iliopelvic
  6. iliophagous
  7. Iliopoulos
  8. Iliopouloses
  9. iliopsoas
  10. iliopsoases
  11. iliopubic

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