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—euryphage /yoor"euh fayj', yerr"-/, n./yoo rif"euh geuhs, yeuh-/, adj. Ecol.(of an animal) able to subsist on a wide variety of foods. Cf. stenophagous.[1925-30; EURY- + -PHAGOUS]
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euryphagous — adjective Feeding on a large variety of food. Syn: polyphage Ant: stenophagous … Wiktionary
euryphagous — eu·ryph·a·gous … English syllables
euryphagous — yəˈrifəgəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eury + phagous : eating various kinds of foods : polyphagous opposed to stenophagous … Useful english dictionary
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stenophagous — stə̇ˈnäfəgəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sten + phagous : eating few kinds of foods used especially of an insect; compare euryphagous, monophagous * * * /sti nof euh geuhs/, adj. Ecol. (of an animal) feeding on a… … Useful english dictionary
stenophagous — adj. [Gr. stenos, narrow; phagein, to eat] Existing on only a limited variety of foods; see euryphagous, omnivorous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
stenophagous — /sti nof euh geuhs/, adj. Ecol. (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous). [1875 80; STENO + PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
