OLIGOPHAGOUS


Meaning of OLIGOPHAGOUS in English

|älə|gäfəgəs adjective

Etymology: olig- + -phagous

: eating only a few specific kinds of food — used especially of an insect subsisting on a few usually related plants; compare monophagous

• ol·i·goph·a·gy ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgäfəjē noun -es

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