| 单词 | carpophagous |
| 释义 | carpophagous in British English (kɑːˈpɒfəɡəs) adjective zoology feeding on fruit carpophagous bats carpophagous in American English (kɑrˈpɑfəgəs) adjective fruit-eating Word origin Gr karpophagos < karpos (see harvest) + phagein (see -phagous)carpophagous in American English (kɑːrˈpɑfəɡəs) adjective fruit-eating Word origin [1830–40; carpo-1 + -phagous]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, nationalism, paraffin, rococo, stroboscopecarpo- is a combining form meaning “fruit,” “fruiting body,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix carpo- include: carpogonium, carpophore; -phagous is a combining form meaning “eating,” “feeding on,” “devouring” the thing specifiedby the initial element. Other words that use the affix -phagous include: endophagous, entomophagous, monophagous, rhizophagous, stenophagous |
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