Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Feeding on fungi.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Feeding on fungi, as the larvæ of many mycetophilid flies and other insects.
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- adjective
fungus -eating.
Etymologies
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myco- + -phagous
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Examples
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The free-living mycophagous nematode Aphelenchus avenae can be induced to enter anhydrobiosis by pre-exposure to moderate reductions in relative humidity (RH) prior to extreme desiccation.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Wesley Reardon 2010
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