phytophagous

[ fahy-tof-uh-guh s ]

/ faɪˈtɒf ə gəs /

Origin of phytophagous

First recorded in 1820–30; phyto- + -phagous

Phytophagous, fī-tof′a-gus, adj. feeding on plants—also Phytophag′ic.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) |Various
This group contains the phytophagous or herbivorous cetacea.

Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon |Robert A. Sterndale
The Chrysomelid are other phytophagous insects, dressed in the brightest colours, having short and thick-set bodies.

The Insect World |Louis Figuier
This type is found in some of the phytophagous lizards, as Iguana tuberculata (Figs. 326 and 327).

The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity |George. S. Huntington

We find that a caterpillar form is assumed by phytophagous larv amongst the Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) |Francis Maitland Balfour

phytophagous

/ (faɪˈtɒfəɡəs) /

(esp of insects) feeding on plants

phytophagy (faɪˈtɒfədʒɪ), noun