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phloephagous

phloephagous adjective: that feeds on phloem.

Adjective

phloephagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on phloem

Questions about phloephagous

What does phloephagous mean?
Phloephagous means that feeds on phloem.
What part of speech is phloephagous?
Phloephagous is an adjective.

Words near phloephagous in the dictionary

  1. phloemlike
  2. phloems
  3. phloeophagous
  4. phloeophagy
  5. phloeoterma
  6. phloephagous
  7. phlog
  8. phlogging
  9. phlogistian
  10. phlogistians
  11. phlogistic

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