Definition of phytophagous in English:
phytophagous
adjective fʌɪˈtɒfəɡəsfaɪˈtɑfəɡəs
Zoology (especially of an insect or other invertebrate) feeding on plants.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is of interest that a plant native to Eurasia would host such substantial numbers of phytophagous arthropods in North America.
- This possibility [that catnip may be a defensive substance, protecting the plant against phytophagous insects] was investigated by a series of simple experiments.
- As important as behavioral and physiological alterations are as a means of circumventing toxins, direct metabolic detoxication is arguably the strategy which is the most effective and most commonly employed by phytophagous insects.
- Trade-offs exist when two physiological demands are limited by the same resource (e.g., protein in phytophagous insects).
- Historically, feeding-induced plant resistance is a well-documented phenomenon for leaf-chewing insects and phytophagous mites.
Derivatives
noun
Zoology Gut contents of Carboniferous arthropods, which include lycopod xylem elements and spores, are a tangible demonstration of phytophagy.
Example sentencesExamples
- A feeding experiment was established to elucidate the extent of granivory and phytophagy among 24 species of insectivorous carabid beetles.
Definition of phytophagous in US English:
phytophagous
adjectivefīˈtäfəɡəsfaɪˈtɑfəɡəs
Zoology (especially of an insect or other invertebrate) feeding on plants.
Example sentencesExamples
- This possibility [that catnip may be a defensive substance, protecting the plant against phytophagous insects] was investigated by a series of simple experiments.
- It is of interest that a plant native to Eurasia would host such substantial numbers of phytophagous arthropods in North America.
- As important as behavioral and physiological alterations are as a means of circumventing toxins, direct metabolic detoxication is arguably the strategy which is the most effective and most commonly employed by phytophagous insects.
- Historically, feeding-induced plant resistance is a well-documented phenomenon for leaf-chewing insects and phytophagous mites.
- Trade-offs exist when two physiological demands are limited by the same resource (e.g., protein in phytophagous insects).