ornithophagous

ornithophagous

English

Etymology

ornitho- +‎ -phagous

Adjective

ornithophagous (not comparable)

1. That feeds on birds.
   • 2015 July 25, “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ticks from Migrating Birds in Sweden”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133250:

     We investigated the presence of CNM in ornithophagous ticks from migrating birds.

Related terms

• ornithophagy