stenophagous
[ sti-nof-uh-guh s ]
/ stɪˈnɒf ə gəs /
adjective Ecology.
(of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
Words nearby stenophagous
stenographer,
stenography,
stenohaline,
stenopeic,
stenopetalous,
stenophagous,
stenophyllous,
stenosal murmur,
stenosed,
stenosis,
stenostomia
British Dictionary definitions for stenophagous
stenophagous
/ (stəˈnɒfəɡəs) /
adjective
(of animals) feeding on a single type or limited variety of food
Word Origin for stenophagous
C17: from
steno- +
-phagous (via Latin from Greek
phagos eating)