fungivorousadj.

Brit.

/ˌfʌnˈ(d)ʒɪv(ə)rəs/,

/ˌfʌŋˈɡɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˌfənˈdʒɪvərəs/,

/ˌfəŋˈɡɪvərəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fungivorus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin fungivorus (1807 or earlier; < classical Latin fungus fungus n. + -vorus : see -vorous comb. form) + -ous suffix.Compare French fongivore (1829 or earlier; 1807 or earlier as fungivore).

Of an animal: feeding on mushrooms or fungi, mycophagous; relating to or involving such feeding. Also in extended use: that enjoys eating mushrooms.

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the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > herbivorous > feeding on fungi

fungivorous1826

mycophagous1922

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlix. 480 Among the phytiphagous [insects], the fungivorous ones form about a twentieth.

1849 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 7. 361 Other species whose larvæ are considered..to be either fungivorous or saprophagous.

1874 5th Ann. Rep. Noxious & Beneficial Insects State Illinois 124 The insects of this small tribe..are especially distinguished by their fungivorous habits.

1920 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 22 235 We know that some species are predominantly insectivorous, some granivorous, some fungivorous.

1991 Weekend Times 5 Oct. 5/1 As a nation we are keenly fungivorous.

2015 T. N. Taylor et al. Fossil Fungi xii. 242/1 Bracket fungi producing large fruiting bodies may have been a food source for fungivorous beetles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fungivorous
释义	fungivorousadj. Brit. /ˌfʌnˈ(d)ʒɪv(ə)rəs/, /ˌfʌŋˈɡɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˌfənˈdʒɪvərəs/, /ˌfəŋˈɡɪvərəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fungivorus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin fungivorus (1807 or earlier; < classical Latin fungus fungus n. + -vorus : see -vorous comb. form) + -ous suffix.Compare French fongivore (1829 or earlier; 1807 or earlier as fungivore). Of an animal: feeding on mushrooms or fungi, mycophagous; relating to or involving such feeding. Also in extended use: that enjoys eating mushrooms. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > herbivorous > feeding on fungi fungivorous1826 mycophagous1922 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlix. 480 Among the phytiphagous [insects], the fungivorous ones form about a twentieth. 1849 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 7. 361 Other species whose larvæ are considered..to be either fungivorous or saprophagous. 1874 5th Ann. Rep. Noxious & Beneficial Insects State Illinois 124 The insects of this small tribe..are especially distinguished by their fungivorous habits. 1920 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 22 235 We know that some species are predominantly insectivorous, some granivorous, some fungivorous. 1991 Weekend Times 5 Oct. 5/1 As a nation we are keenly fungivorous. 2015 T. N. Taylor et al. Fossil Fungi xii. 242/1 Bracket fungi producing large fruiting bodies may have been a food source for fungivorous beetles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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