单词 | rhizophagous |
释义 | rhizophagous in British English (raɪˈzɒfəɡəs) adjective (esp of insects) feeding on roots rhizophagous in American English (raiˈzɑfəɡəs) adjective feeding on roots Word origin [1825–35; rhizo- + -phagous]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: archaic, breakdown, cross section, panda, structural-phagous is a combining form meaning “eating,” “feeding on,” “devouring” the thing specifiedby the initial element. Other words that use the affix -phagous include: dendrophagous, entomophagous, hematophagous, monophagous, saprophagous |
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