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melliphagous

melliphagous is the alternative spelling of meliphagous.

Meaning of meliphagous

Adjective

meliphagous (not comparable)

  1. Of an animal, that feeds on honey or nectar.
    Synonyms:
    mellivorous

Questions about melliphagous

What is melliphagous the alternative spelling of?
Melliphagous is the alternative spelling of meliphagous.

Words near melliphagous in the dictionary

  1. Mellinger
  2. Mellingers
  3. Mellings
  4. melliphagoid
  5. melliphagoids
  6. melliphagous
  7. Mellis
  8. Mellish
  9. Mellishes
  10. mellismatic
  11. mellisonant

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