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单词 euryphagous
释义

euryphagous

[ yoo-rif-uh-guhs, yuh- ]
/ yʊˈrɪf ə gəs, yə- /

adjective Ecology.

(of an animal) able to subsist on a wide variety of foods.
Compare stenophagous.

Origin of euryphagous

First recorded in 1925–30; eury- + -phagous

OTHER WORDS FROM euryphagous

eu·ry·phage [yoor-uh-feyj, yur-], /ˈyʊər əˌfeɪdʒ, ˈyɜr-/, noun

Words nearby euryphagous

eurygnathic, euryhaline, Eurymachus, euryon, euryopia, euryphagous, eurypterid, Eurystheus, eurythermal, eurythmics, eurytopic
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Example sentences from the Web for euryphagous

  • The crow is euryphagous and, as shown by this study, the diets of crows a few miles apart may differ.

    Food of the Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos Brehm, in South-central Kansas|Dwight Platt
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