phytophagous
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Chlamys, klā′mis, n. an ancient Greek short cloak or mantle for men: a purple cope: a genus of phytophagous beetles.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
This group contains the phytophagous or herbivorous cetacea.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage
What can be the meaning or use of the great diversity of the external generative organs in your cases, in Bombus, and the phytophagous coleoptera?
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
Adj. eatable, edible, esculent†, comestible, alimentary; cereal, cibarious†; dietetic; culinary; nutritive, nutritious; gastric; succulent; potable, potulent†; bibulous. omnivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous, granivorous, graminivorous, phytivorous; ichthyivorous; omophagic, omophagous; pantophagous, phytophagous, xylophagous.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
Sagra, sā′gra, n. a genus of phytophagous beetles of brilliant colours.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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