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phytophagous definition

phy·topha·gous (fī täf′ə gəs)

adjective

Zool. feeding on plants; herbivorous

Etymology: phyto- + -phagous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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