aphidophagous

English

Etymology

aphid +‎ -o- +‎ -phagous

Adjective

aphidophagous (not comparable)

(zoology) Feeding on aphids
Some beetles of the family Coccinellidae are aphidophagous.

Related terms

aphidophagy

Translations

feeding on aphids

Portuguese: afidófago

References

“aphidophagous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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