stenophagous

[ sti-nof-uh-guhs ]

adjectiveEcology.
  1. (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).

Origin of stenophagous

1
First recorded in 1875–80; steno- + -phagous

Words Nearby stenophagous

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British Dictionary definitions for stenophagous

stenophagous

/ (stəˈnɒfəɡəs) /


adjective
  1. (of animals) feeding on a single type or limited variety of food

Origin of stenophagous

1
C17: from steno- + -phagous (via Latin from Greek phagos eating)

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