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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

phytophagous

/fahy-tof-uh-guhs/US // faɪˈtɒf ə gəs //UK // (faɪˈtɒfəɡəs) //

植食性,食植物的人,植食性的,植食性动物

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : herbivorous.

Examples

  • Phytophagous, fī-tof′a-gus, adj. feeding on plants—also Phytophag′ic.

  • The Chrysomelid are other phytophagous insects, dressed in the brightest colours, having short and thick-set bodies.

  • We find that a caterpillar form is assumed by phytophagous larv amongst the Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera.

  • This type is found in some of the phytophagous lizards, as Iguana tuberculata (Figs. 326 and 327).

  • This group contains the phytophagous or herbivorous cetacea.

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