euryphagous

[ yoo-rif-uh-guhs, yuh- ]

adjectiveEcology.
  1. (of an animal) able to subsist on a wide variety of foods.

Origin of euryphagous

1
First recorded in 1925–30; eury- + -phagous

Other words from euryphagous

  • eu·ry·phage [yoor-uh-feyj, yur-], /ˈyʊər əˌfeɪdʒ, ˈyɜr-/, noun

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