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mallophagous

mallophagous adjective: feeding on feathers.

Adjective

mallophagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on feathers.
    • The bird Ibis falcinellus is parasitized by at least seven species of mallophagous insects, each of which is specialized on a single feather type.1988 January 14, T. de Meeûs, “Santa Rosalia Revisited: or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Parasites in 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'?”, in Parasitology Today

Questions about mallophagous

What does mallophagous mean?
Mallophagous means feeding on feathers.
What part of speech is mallophagous?
Mallophagous is an adjective.

Words near mallophagous in the dictionary

  1. Mallonee
  2. Mallonees
  3. Mallons
  4. mallophagan
  5. mallophagans
  6. mallophagous
  7. Mallorca
  8. Mallorcan
  9. Mallorcans
  10. Mallorquin
  11. Mallorquins

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