phytophagous
/fahy-tof-uh-guhs/US // faɪˈtɒf ə gəs //UK // (faɪˈtɒfəɡəs) //
植食性,食植物的人,植食性的,植食性动物
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : herbivorous.
Examples
Phytophagous, fī-tof′a-gus, adj. feeding on plants—also Phytophag′ic.
The Chrysomelid are other phytophagous insects, dressed in the brightest colours, having short and thick-set bodies.
We find that a caterpillar form is assumed by phytophagous larv amongst the Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera.
This type is found in some of the phytophagous lizards, as Iguana tuberculata (Figs. 326 and 327).
This group contains the phytophagous or herbivorous cetacea.
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