coccidophagous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

coccido- +‎ -phagous

Adjective[edit]

coccidophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on scales
    • 2016 January 13, “Does Mutual Interference Affect the Feeding Rate of Aphidophagous Coccinellids? A Modeling Perspective”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Absence of interference competition at high prey densities has also been reported for the coccidophagous ladybirds Chilocorus bipustulatus L., C.

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