mycophagist

[ mahy-kof-uh-jist ]
/ maɪˈkɒf ə dʒɪst /

noun

a fungus-eating organism.
an epicure whose interest is mushrooms.

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Origin of mycophagist

1860–65; myco- + -phage or -phag(y) + -ist

Words nearby mycophagist

mycogenous, mycol., mycology, mycoparasite, mycophage, mycophagist, mycophagous, mycoplasma, mycoplasma hominis, mycoplasma mycoides, mycoplasma pharyngis
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