mycophagist
[ mahy-kof-uh-jist ]
/ maɪˈkɒf ə dʒɪst /
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noun
a fungus-eating organism.
an epicure whose interest is mushrooms.
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Words nearby mycophagist
mycogenous, mycol., mycology, mycoparasite, mycophage, mycophagist, mycophagous, mycoplasma, Mycoplasma hominis, mycoplasmal pneumonia, Mycoplasma mycoides
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Example sentences from the Web for mycophagist
A Boston mycophagist records it as "very good," fried after five minutes' boiling in salted water.
The mycophagist will find them equally valuable from a gastronomic point of view.