aphidophagous

English

Etymology

From aphid +‎ -o- +‎ -phagous.

Adjective

aphidophagous (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Feeding on aphids

   Some beetles of the family Coccinellidae are aphidophagous.

Related terms

• aphidophagy

Translations

feeding on aphids

• Portuguese: afidófago

References

• “aphidophagous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.