euryphagous animal

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• euryphagous — euryphage /yoor euh fayj , yerr /, n. /yoo rif euh geuhs, yeuh /, adj. Ecol. (of an animal) able to subsist on a wide variety of foods. Cf. stenophagous. [1925 30; EURY + PHAGOUS] * * * …   Universalium

• euryphage — ˈyu̇rəˌfāj noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary eury + phage : a euryphagous animal …   Useful english dictionary

• stenophagous — stə̇ˈnäfəgəs adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sten + phagous : eating few kinds of foods used especially of an insect; compare euryphagous, monophagous * * * /sti nof euh geuhs/, adj. Ecol. (of an animal) feeding on a… …   Useful english dictionary

• stenophagous — /sti nof euh geuhs/, adj. Ecol. (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous). [1875 80; STENO + PHAGOUS] * * * …   Universalium

• eurychoric —   a. (of plant, animal) widely distributed.    ♦ euryhaline adj. tolerating wide range of salinity.    ♦ euryphagous, a. eating a wide range of prey.    ♦ eurythermal, a. able to tolerate a wide range of temperature.    ♦ eurytopic adj. able to… …   Dictionary of difficult words