stenophagous
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow, limited”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).
Adjective
stenophagous (not comparable)
- (ecology) Feeding on a limited variety of food.
- 1988, November 25, “Jerry Sullivan”, in Field & Street:
- Wood warblers are generally rather stenophagous, as the biologists say.
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Antonyms
- euryphagous