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mycophagist

mycophagist noun: a person who eats fungi.

Noun

mycophagist (plural mycophagists)

  1. A person who eats fungi.
  2. An organism or animal that feeds on fungi.

Forms of mycophagist

pluralmycophagists

Origin of mycophagist

From myco- + -phagist.

Questions about mycophagist

What does mycophagist mean?
Mycophagist means a person who eats fungi.
What part of speech is mycophagist?
Mycophagist is a noun.
What is the plural of mycophagist?
The plural of mycophagist is mycophagists.

Words near mycophagist in the dictionary

  1. mycopeptones
  2. mycopesticide
  3. mycopesticides
  4. mycophage
  5. mycophages
  6. mycophagist
  7. mycophagists
  8. mycophagous
  9. mycophagy
  10. mycophenol
  11. mycophenolate

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