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lithophagous meaning in Tamil

கல்லுண்ணுகின்ற

lithophagous in Tamil: கல்லுண்ணுகின்ற, கல்லுண்ணுமியல்புடைய. In English, lithophagous means eating or swallowing stones or gravel, often as an aid to digestion.

Tamil words for lithophagous

கல்லுண்ணுகின்ற, கல்லுண்ணுமியல்புடைய

English meaning of lithophagous

  1. adjective Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, often as an aid to digestion.
  2. adjective Eating, destroying, or burrowing into stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins.

Full definition of lithophagous

lithophagous in a sentence

  • The ostrich is lithophagous.

Questions about lithophagous in Tamil

What is the meaning of lithophagous in Tamil?
Lithophagous in Tamil is கல்லுண்ணுகின்ற, கல்லுண்ணுமியல்புடைய.
lithophagous என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Lithophagous: கல்லுண்ணுகின்ற, கல்லுண்ணுமியல்புடைய.
What does lithophagous mean in English?
Lithophagous means eating or swallowing stones or gravel, often as an aid to digestion.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: lithophagous (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: lithophagous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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