PANTOPHA GOUS

Meaning of PANTOPHA GOUS in English

(ˈ)pan.|täfəgəs adjective

Etymology: pant- + -phagous

: eating or requiring a variety of foods — distinguished from polyphagous

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

GOUS — plural of gou
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XYLOPHAGOUS — [xy.loph.a.gous] adj [Gk xylophagos, fr. xyl- + -phagos -phagous] (1739): feeding on or in wood
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TAUTOLOGOUS — [tau.tol.o.gous] adj [Gk tautologos, fr. taut- + legein to say--more at legend] (1714) 1: involving or containing rhetorical tautology: redundant …
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STEATOPYGIA — [ste.a.to.py.gia] n [NL, fr. steat-, stear + Gk pyge buttocks] (1879): an excessive development of fat on the buttocks that …
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SAPROPHAGOUS — [sa.proph.a.gous] adj [NL saprophagus, fr. sapr- + -phagus -phagous] (1819): feeding on decaying matter
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POLYPHAGOUS — [po.lyph.a.gous] adj [Gk polyphagos eating too much, fr. poly- + -phagos -phagous] (1815): feeding on or utilizing many kinds of …
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PHYTOPHAGOUS — [phy.toph.a.gous] adj (1826): feeding on plants "a ~ insect"
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OLIGOPHAGOUS — [ol.i.goph.a.gous] adj (1920): eating only a few specific kinds of food -- ol.i.goph.a.gy n
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NIDIFUGOUS — [ni.dif.u.gous] adj [L nidus nest + fugere to flee--more at fugitive] (1896): leaving the nest soon after hatching
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NECROPHAGOUS — [ne.croph.a.gous] adj (1835): feeding on corpses or carrion "~ insects"
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MYCOPHAGOUS — [my.coph.a.gous] adj (ca. 1909): feeding on fungi
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MYCETOPHAGOUS — [my.ce.toph.a.gous] adj [Gk myket-, mykes + E -phagous] (ca. 1890): feeding on fungi
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MONOPHAGOUS — [mo.noph.a.gous] adj (ca. 1868): feeding on or utilizing a single kind of food; esp: feeding on a single kind of …
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LANGOUSTINE — [lan.gous.tine] also lan.gos.ti.no n, pl -tines also -ti.nos [langoustine, fr. F, dim. of langouste; langostino, fr. Sp, dim. of langosta …
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ICHTHYOPHAGOUS — [ich.thy.oph.a.gous] adj [Gk ichthyophagos, fr. ichthy- + -phagos -phagous] (ca. 1828): eating or subsisting on fish
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HUMONGOUS — [hu.mon.gous] also hu.mun.gous adj [perh. alter. of huge + monstrous] (ca. 1967): extremely large: huge
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HOMOZYGOUS — [ho.mo.zy.gous] adj (1902): having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci -- …
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HOMOLOGOUS — [ho.mol.o.gous] adj [Gk homologos agreeing, fr. hom- + legein to say--more at legend] (1660) 1 a: having the same relative …
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HETEROZYGOUS — [het.ero.zy.gous] adj (1902): having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci
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HETEROLOGOUS — [het.er.ol.o.gous] adj [heter- + -logous (as in homologous)] (1893): derived from a different species "~ DNAs" "~ transplants" -- het.er.ol.o.gous.ly …
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HEMIZYGOUS — [hemi.zy.gous] adj (ca. 1921): having or characterized by one or more genes (as in a genetic deficiency or in an …
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HEMATOPHAGOUS — [he.ma.toph.a.gous] adj [ISV] (ca. 1854): feeding on blood
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FUNGOUS — [fun.gous] adj (15c): fungal
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ENTOMOPHAGOUS — [en.to.moph.a.gous] adj (1847): feeding on insects
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DIZYGOTIC — [di.zy.got.ic] also di.zy.gous adj (1916) of twins: fraternal 2.
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COPROPHAGOUS — [co.proph.a.gous] adj [Gk koprophagos, fr. kopr- + -phagos -phagous] (1826): feeding on dung -- co.proph.a.gy n
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CALLIPYGIAN — [cal.li.pyg.ian] or cal.li.py.gous adj [Gk kallipygos, fr. kalli- + pyge buttocks] (ca. 1800): having shapely buttocks
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CALCIFUGE — [cal.ci.fuge] n [F, calcifugous, fr. calc- + L fugere to flee--more at fugitive] (1926): a plant not normally growing on …
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AZYGOS — [azy.gos] n [NL, fr. Gk, unyoked, fr. a- + zygon yoke--more at yoke] (1646): an azygos anatomical part [2]azy.gos also …
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ANALOGOUS — [anal.o.gous] adj [L analogus, fr. Gk analogos, lit., proportionate, fr. ana- + logos reason, ratio, fr. legein to gather, speak--more …
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