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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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Words that share this root

phagous phagocyte phagocytosis phagolysosome

What's another word for mycophagous?

fungivorous fungivore mycophagetic mycophilous saproxylic

What's the opposite of mycophagous?

algivorous herbivorous omnivorous

Rhymes with mycophagous

phagous ragous tagous vagous