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malacophagous

malacophagous adjective: that feeds on molluscs.

Adjective

malacophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on molluscs

Origin of malacophagous

From malaco- + -phagous.

Questions about malacophagous

What does malacophagous mean?
Malacophagous means that feeds on molluscs.
What part of speech is malacophagous?
Malacophagous is an adjective.

Words near malacophagous in the dictionary

  1. malacologist
  2. malacologists
  3. malacology
  4. malaconotid
  5. malaconotids
  6. malacophagous
  7. malacophagy
  8. malacophilous
  9. malacophily
  10. malacophonous
  11. malacophyllous

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