单词 | leaf-eating |
释义 | > as lemmasleaf-eating leaf-eating adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > herbivorous > leaf-eating leaf-eatinga1802 leaf feeding1838 phyllophagous1851 a1802 E. Darwin Temple of Nature (1803) Addit. Notes 36 The wonderful transformations of leaf-eating caterpillars into honey-eating moths and butterflies. 1934 Soda Springs (Idaho) Sun 18 Jan. 3/6 One of the chief pests of Porto Rico is a large leaf-eating weevil known locally as the ‘vaquita’. 2009 J. A. Coyne Why Evol. is True iii. 65 Our appendix is simply the remnant of an organ that was critically important to our leaf-eating ancestors. < as lemmas |
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