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phthirophagous

phthirophagous adjective: feeding on lice.

Adjective

phthirophagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on lice.

Questions about phthirophagous

What does phthirophagous mean?
Phthirophagous means feeding on lice.
What part of speech is phthirophagous?
Phthirophagous is an adjective.

Words near phthirophagous in the dictionary

  1. phthirapterists
  2. phthirapterologist
  3. phthirapterologists
  4. phthiriases
  5. phthiriasis
  6. phthirophagous
  7. phthises
  8. phthisic
  9. phthisical
  10. phthisick
  11. phthisicks

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