POLYPHAGOUS


Meaning of POLYPHAGOUS in English

-fəgəs adjective

Etymology: Greek polyphagos, from poly- (from polys many, much) + -phagos -phagous — more at poly-

1. : feeding on or utilizing many kinds of food ; specifically : feeding on various plants or animals

polyphagous insects

— usually used of an animal subsisting on a moderate variety of foods; distinguished from omnivorous and pantophagous

2. : entering several host cells

the polyphagous thallus of a parasitic fungus

— compare monophagous

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