phyllophagous

[ fi-lof-uh-guh s ]

/ fɪˈlɒf ə gəs /

adjective Zoology.

(of an organism) feeding on leaves.

Nearby words

phyllody, phyllogenetic, phylloid, phyllomania, phyllome, phyllophagous, phyllophore, phylloplane, phyllopod, phylloquinone, phyllosilicate

Origin of phyllophagous

1865–70; phyllo- + -phagous, probably on the model of New Latin Phyllophaga

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