- Phytophagic
- Phytophagic Phy`to*phag"ic, a. (Zo["o]l.) Phytophagous. [1913 Webster]
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Phytophagic
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phytophagic — phy·to·phag·ic … English syllables
phytophagic — adjective (of animals) feeding on plants • Syn: ↑plant eating, ↑phytophagous, ↑phytophilous • Similar to: ↑herbivorous • Topics: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
phytophagous — adjective feeding on plants, herbivorous Syn: phytophagic, phytophilous … Wiktionary
φυτοφαγικός — ή, ό, Ν αυτός που ανήκει ή αναφέρεται στη φυτοφαγία ή στον φυτοφάγο. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. phytophagic < phytophagy (βλ. λ. φυτοφαγία). Το επίθ. μαρτυρείται από το 1886 στον Γ. Δροσίνη] … Dictionary of Greek
phytogamy — n. Botany, cross fertilization. ♦ phytogenesis, n. development and origin of plants. ♦ phytogenic, a. derived from plants. ♦ phytography, n. descriptive botany. ♦ phytoid, a. plant like. ♦ phytophagic, ♦ phytophagous, a.… … Dictionary of difficult words
animate being — noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement • Syn: ↑animal, ↑beast, ↑brute, ↑creature, ↑fauna • Derivationally related forms: ↑create (for: ↑creature) … Useful english dictionary
herbivorous — adjective feeding only on plants • Ant: ↑omnivorous, ↑insectivorous, ↑carnivorous • Similar to: ↑anthophagous, ↑anthophilous, ↑baccivorous, ↑carpophagous, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
phytophilous — adjective (of animals) feeding on plants • Syn: ↑plant eating, ↑phytophagic, ↑phytophagous • Similar to: ↑herbivorous • Topics: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
plant-eating — adjective (of animals) feeding on plants • Syn: ↑phytophagic, ↑phytophagous, ↑phytophilous • Similar to: ↑herbivorous • Topics: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
