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phytophagous

phytophagous adjective: feeding on plants, herbivorous.

Adjective

phytophagous (comparative more phytophagous, superlative most phytophagous)

  1. Feeding on plants, herbivorous.
    Synonyms:
    plantivorous

Synonyms of phytophagous

Forms of phytophagous

comparativemore phytophagous
superlativemost phytophagous

Origin of phytophagous

From phyto- + -phagous.

Words formed from phytophagous

Questions about phytophagous

What does phytophagous mean?
Phytophagous means feeding on plants, herbivorous.
What part of speech is phytophagous?
Phytophagous is an adjective.

Words near phytophagous in the dictionary

  1. phytophagans
  2. phytophage
  3. phytophageous
  4. phytophages
  5. phytophagic
  6. phytophagous
  7. phytophagy
  8. phytopharmaceutic
  9. phytopharmaceutical
  10. phytopharmaceuticals
  11. phytopharmacologic

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