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mycophagous

/maɪˈkɒfəɡəs/ adjective · British & US

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What does mycophagous mean?

adjective

Feeding on fungi; having a fungus as food.

Example

"Some insects are mycophagous, feeding on fungi in the forest."

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Etymologically related

phagous phagocyte phagocytosis phagolysosome

Synonyms for mycophagous

fungivorous fungivore mycophagetic mycophilous saproxylic

Antonyms of mycophagous

algivorous herbivorous omnivorous

Rhymes with mycophagous

phagous ragous tagous vagous