a|deph|a|gous

a|deph|a|gous
a|deph|a|gous «uh DEHF uh guhs», adjective.
1. of or having to do with a suborder of beetles that prey on other insects, such as the tiger beetles.
╂[< Greek adēphágos (with English -ous) eating to excess < ádēn enough + phageîn eat]

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  • Geodephagous — Ge o*deph a*gous (j[=e] [ o]*d[e^]f [.a]*g[u^]s), a. [Gr. ge a, gh^, earth + adhfa gos eating one s fill; gluttonous.] (Zo[ o]l.) Living in the earth; applied to the ground beetles …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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