单词 | endophagous |
释义 | endophagous in British English (ɛnˈdɒfəɡəs) adjective relating to endophagy endophagous in American English (enˈdɑfəɡəs) adjective (of certain parasitic insects) feeding from within a host organism Word origin [endo- + -phagous]endo- is a combining form meaning “within,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix endo- include: endocentric, endodermis, endogenous, endophora, endosome; -phagous is a combining form meaning “eating,” “feeding on,” “devouring” the thing specifiedby the initial element. Other words that use the affix -phagous include: algophagous, entomophagous, hematophagous, rhizophagous, saprophagousExamples of 'endophagous' in a sentence |
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