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单词 monophage
释义

monophagen.

Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)feɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌfeɪdʒ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, -phage comb. form.
Etymology: < mono- comb. form + -phage comb. form, after monophagous adj. or monophagy n. Compare earlier monophagian n., monophague n.
Zoology.
A monophagous animal.
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1977 Ecology 58 220/1 More monophages, insects restricted to eating members of one plant taxon, occur in the colder, southern parts of the islands.
1987 Nature 23 Apr. 788/2 The insects were divided into five categories: strict monophages (feeding on one plant species); restricted to one plant genus; feeding on one plant family; feeding on two to four families; extreme polyphages (five or more plant families).
1997 Ecol. Entomol. 22 197 Monophages tend to have smaller geographical ranges than congeneric polyphages.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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