polyphagia
noun
excessive desire to eat.
polyphagous
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a word derived from
polyphagia.
Example Sentences
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Peering through a magnifying glass, he marveled at the persistence of polyphagous beetles fulfilling their complex life-cycles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2017
Two very common species, Pandeleteius hilaris and Tanymecus confertus, appear to be polyphagous, without preference for any particular plant.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
The species is extremely polyphagous, and will feed well on oak, birch, chestnut, beech, willow, nut, etc.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various
Though a Bombyx be polyphagous in a state of nature, yet I think most species have a tree proper to themselves, on which they are more at home than on any other plant.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various
The one was created by nature to consume animal substances highly azotized; the other, from the transition of life to which he is born to be exposed, is essentially polyphagous.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
