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polyphagy

polyphagy noun: the ability of an animal to eat a variety of food (e.g. several different families of plants).

Noun

polyphagy (uncountable)

  1. The ability of an animal to eat a variety of food (e.g. several different families of plants)
    Synonyms:
    polyphagia

Synonyms of polyphagy

Origin of polyphagy

From poly- (“many”) + -phagy (“to feed on”).

Questions about polyphagy

What does polyphagy mean?
Polyphagy means the ability of an animal to eat a variety of food (e.g. several different families of plants).
What part of speech is polyphagy?
Polyphagy is a noun.

Words near polyphagy in the dictionary

  1. polyphagids
  2. polyphagism
  3. polyphagist
  4. polyphagists
  5. polyphagous
  6. polyphagy
  7. polyphalange
  8. polyphalangism
  9. polyphalangy
  10. polyphallic
  11. polyphant

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