Definition of phytophagous Phytophagous
phy•toph•a•gous
We found 4 definitions of phytophagous from 4 different sources.
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What does phytophagous mean?
WordNet
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| phytophagous - (of animals) feeding on plants | ||
| plant-eating, phytophagic, phytophilous | ||
| herbivorous feeding only on plants | ||
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Wiktionary 
- phytophagous (Adjective)
Feeding on plants, herbivorous.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- phytophagous (a.)
Feeding on plants; herbivorous; as, a phytophagous animal.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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phytophagous
fī-tof′a-gus, adj. feeding on plants—also Phytophag′ic.—ns. Phytoph′agan; Phytoph′agy. [Gr. phyton, a plant, phagein, to eat.]
