polyphagicadj.

1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 1104 The polyphagic habit of this genus is then shown.

1913 D. Grant tr. E. Bourcart Insecticides, Fungicides & Weedkillers 19 Rotations would give perfect results in the absence of polyphagic parasites..which attack all our crops indifferently.

1955 Q. Rev. Biol. 30 336/1 The population with the specialized host plant..might eventually cease to interbreed with the polyphagic stock.

1999 Functional Ecol. 13 79/1 Two others [sc. Drosophila species] are considered to be primarily either cactophilic..or slime-flux breeding..but are polyphagic and often found breeding on decaying fruits and vegetables.

1976 Diabetes 25 944 Islet recipients [sc. rats] had normal body weights, but they were significantly polyphagic, hyperinsulinemic, and hyperglucagonemic.

1986 V. Seth Golden Gate 303 And Liz, no longer polyphagic And bulbous, now attempts once more Habiliments that she once wore.

1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. iv. 15 Therapy for the polyphagic patient involves correction of underlying endocrine, metabolic, or systemic disorders.