英语词汇“phyllophagan”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

phyllophagan

/fɪˈlɒfəɡən/

Zoology

noun

An animal belonging to any of various taxonomic groups called Phyllophaga and characterized as feeding on leaves, specifically: (a) a group of edentate mammals, comprising the extant and fossil sloths; †(b) a group of marsupials, including the phalangers, flying phalangers, and koalas ( obsolete ); †(c) a group of scarabaeoid beetles, including the chafers ( obsolete ).

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the mammalian suborder Phyllophaga, comprising the sloths.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William T. Brande (1788–1866), chemist. From scientific Latin Phyllophaga + -an.

单词	phyllophagan
释义	phyllophagan /fɪˈlɒfəɡən/ Zoology noun An animal belonging to any of various taxonomic groups called Phyllophaga and characterized as feeding on leaves, specifically: (a) a group of edentate mammals, comprising the extant and fossil sloths; †(b) a group of marsupials, including the phalangers, flying phalangers, and koalas ( obsolete ); †(c) a group of scarabaeoid beetles, including the chafers ( obsolete ). adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of the mammalian suborder Phyllophaga, comprising the sloths. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William T. Brande (1788–1866), chemist. From scientific Latin Phyllophaga + -an.
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