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stenophagous

stenophagous adjective: feeding on a limited variety of food.

Adjective

stenophagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on a limited variety of food.
    • Wood warblers are generally rather stenophagous, as the biologists say.1988 November 25, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader

Antonyms of stenophagous

Origin of stenophagous

From steno- + -phagous.

Questions about stenophagous

What does stenophagous mean?
Stenophagous means feeding on a limited variety of food.
What part of speech is stenophagous?
Stenophagous is an adjective.

Words near stenophagous in the dictionary

  1. stenopalynous
  2. stenopeic
  3. stenopelmatid
  4. stenopelmatids
  5. stenopetalous
  6. stenophagous
  7. stenophagy
  8. stenophobia
  9. stenophyllanin
  10. stenophyllous
  11. stenoplesictid

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