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oligophagous

oligophagous adjective: that feed on a restricted range of food.

Adjective

oligophagous

  1. that feed on a restricted range of food

Origin of oligophagous

From oligo- + -phagous.

Questions about oligophagous

What does oligophagous mean?
Oligophagous means that feed on a restricted range of food.
What part of speech is oligophagous?
Oligophagous is an adjective.

Words near oligophagous in the dictionary

  1. oligopeptidic
  2. oligopetalous
  3. oligophage
  4. oligophages
  5. oligophagism
  6. oligophagous
  7. oligophagy
  8. oligophenyl
  9. oligophenylene
  10. oligophenylenes
  11. oligophenylenevinylene

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