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monophagism

monophagism noun: synonym of monophagy.

Noun

monophagism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of monophagy.
    • Historically , polyphagism is younger than either oligophagism or monophagism among the palearctic Papilionoidea.1968, Geographia Polonica - Issue 13, page 187
    • Within these groups, different species display various trophic patterns, from polyphagism through oligophagism to monophagism.1984, P. Trojan, Trojan Przemysław, Ecosystem Homeostasis, page 44
    Synonyms:
    monophagy

Synonyms of monophagism

Questions about monophagism

What does monophagism mean?
Monophagism means synonym of monophagy.
What part of speech is monophagism?
Monophagism is a noun.

Words near monophagism in the dictionary

  1. monopetalous
  2. monophage
  3. monophages
  4. monophagian
  5. monophagians
  6. monophagism
  7. monophagous
  8. monophagously
  9. monophagy
  10. monophalangic
  11. monopharmacotherapy

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