phytophagous

Speech parts

1. phytophagous - Adjective

2. phytophagous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Feeding on plants; herbivorous; as, a phytophagous animal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

phytophagic phytophilous plant-eating dietetic herbivore cannibal eating dining gluttonous vegetarian herbivorous insectivorous commensal anthophagous carpophagous
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Antonyms

piranha herbivore carnivore hungry carnivorous predator
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Examples

Most of the recent phytophagous species of Coleoptera feed on flowering plants or angiosperms. Source: Internet

The increase in diversity of the angiosperms is also believed to have influenced the diversity of the phytophagous species, which doubled during the Middle Jurassic. Source: Internet

In some cases, phytophagous larvae can lead to the destruction of entire trees in relatively short periods of time. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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