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euryphagous

American  
[yoo-rif-uh-guhs, yuh-] / yʊˈrɪf ə gəs, yə- /

adjective

Ecology.

  1. (of an animal) able to subsist on a wide variety of foods.

Other Word Forms

  • euryphage noun

Etymology

Origin of euryphagous

First recorded in 1925–30; eury- + -phagous

Example Sentences

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Although it has food preferences, the crow is euryphagous, and its diet is governed to a large extent by the availability of various types of food in its habitat.

From Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas by Platt, Dwight

The crow is euryphagous and, as shown by this study, the diets of crows a few miles apart may differ.

From Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas by Platt, Dwight

Being euryphagous, crows exert a stabilizing influence on many kinds of prey and on the biotic community as a whole.

From Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas by Platt, Dwight

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