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lichenophagous

lichenophagous adjective: that feeds on lichen.

Adjective

lichenophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on lichen

Origin of lichenophagous

From licheno- + -phagous.

Questions about lichenophagous

What does lichenophagous mean?
Lichenophagous means that feeds on lichen.
What part of speech is lichenophagous?
Lichenophagous is an adjective.

Words near lichenophagous in the dictionary

  1. lichenology
  2. lichenometric
  3. lichenometrically
  4. lichenometrist
  5. lichenometry
  6. lichenophagous
  7. lichenophagy
  8. lichenoporid
  9. lichenoporids
  10. lichenose
  11. lichenous

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