- Polyphagy
- Polyphagy Po*lyph""a*gy, n. The practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food. [1913 Webster]
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polyphagy — įvairiaėdžiai gyvūnai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gyvūnai, mintantys įvairiu augaliniu ir gyvūniniu maistu (pvz., daugumos vabzdžių lervos, vikšrai, vorai, didieji apuokai, unguriai ir kt.). atitikmenys: angl.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
polyphagy — noun see polyphagia * * * polyphˈagy / ji/ noun The character of being polyphagous • • • Main Entry: ↑poly * * * polyphagy see polyphagia … Useful english dictionary
polyphagy — noun see polyphagous … New Collegiate Dictionary
polyphagy — see polyphagous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
polyphagy — noun The ability of an animal to eat a variety of food See Also: polyphage, polyphagous … Wiktionary
polyphagy — n. practice of feeding on many types of food (Zoology); overeating, act of eating too much … English contemporary dictionary
polyphagy — po·lyph·a·gy … English syllables
List of feeding behaviours — Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffix vore from Latin vorare, meaning to devour , or phagy, from Greek φαγειν, meaning to eat . Mosquito drinking blood … Wikipedia
polyphagous — adjective Etymology: Greek polyphagos eating too much, from poly + phagos phagous Date: 1815 feeding on or utilizing many kinds of food • polyphagy noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of environmental topics (P) — This is a list of environmental topics. They relate to the effect of human activity on the environment.P*Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) *(paleowater) fossil water *Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network *(paper pulp: see) pulpwood … Wikipedia
