euryphagous

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Adjective

euryphagous (comparative more euryphagous, superlative most euryphagous)

(ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food.
- 1988, November 25, “Jerry Sullivan”, in Field & Street‎:
  Yellow-rumped warblers are euryphagous.

Usage notes

A euryphagous animal is not necessarily omnivorous; for example, although they are carnivorous, adult hake are euryphagous, in the sense that they feed on a wide variety of active prey, mainly horse mackerel, sardines, fishes of the families Myctophidae and Macrouridae and fishes of their own genus, apart from various crustaceans and Cephalopoda. In contrast, a stenophagous animal such as a koala feeds only on a few species of Eucalyptus leaves. The koala therefore is less euryphagous than an omnivore such as a human, but more euryphagous than a strictly stenophagous animal such as Aphytis melinus, which is an internal parasitoid of the species Aonidiella aurantii, California red scale, only.

Synonyms

polyphage

Antonyms

stenophagous

Derived terms

euryphage
euryphagy

单词	euryphagous
释义	euryphagous English Etymology Ancient Greek εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”). Adjective euryphagous (comparative more euryphagous, superlative most euryphagous) (ecology) Feeding on a large variety of food. 1988, November 25, “Jerry Sullivan”, in Field & Street‎: Yellow-rumped warblers are euryphagous. Usage notes A euryphagous animal is not necessarily omnivorous; for example, although they are carnivorous, adult hake are euryphagous, in the sense that they feed on a wide variety of active prey, mainly horse mackerel, sardines, fishes of the families Myctophidae and Macrouridae and fishes of their own genus, apart from various crustaceans and Cephalopoda. In contrast, a stenophagous animal such as a koala feeds only on a few species of Eucalyptus leaves. The koala therefore is less euryphagous than an omnivore such as a human, but more euryphagous than a strictly stenophagous animal such as Aphytis melinus, which is an internal parasitoid of the species Aonidiella aurantii, California red scale, only. Synonyms polyphage Antonyms stenophagous Derived terms euryphage euryphagy
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