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microphagous

microphagous adjective: feeding on small particles.

Adjective

microphagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on small particles.

Origin of microphagous

From micro- + -phagous.

Questions about microphagous

What does microphagous mean?
Microphagous means feeding on small particles.
What part of speech is microphagous?
Microphagous is an adjective.

Words near microphagous in the dictionary

  1. micropezids
  2. microphage
  3. microphages
  4. microphagocyte
  5. microphagocytes
  6. microphagous
  7. microphagy
  8. microphakia
  9. microphakic
  10. microphallus
  11. microphanerophyte

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