an|thoph|a|gous

an|thoph|a|gous
an|thoph|a|gous «an THOF uh guhs», adjective.
that eats flowers, as various beetles.
[< Greek ánthos flower + phageîn eat + English -ous]

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  • thoph — an·thoph·a·gous; an·thoph·a·gy; an·thoph·i·la; an·thoph·i·lous; an·thoph·o·ra; an·thoph·o·rous; an·thoph·y·ta; li·thoph·a·ga; li·thoph·a·gous; li·thoph·i·lous; on·thoph·a·gus; or·ni·thoph·i·lous; coc·co·li·thoph·o·rid; …   English syllables

  • gous — adeph·a·gous; ag·ro anal·o·gous; al·goph·a·gous; al·gous; anal·o·gous; an·thoph·a·gous; an·thro·poph·a·gous; an·til·o·gous; aph·a·no·zy·gous; aphid·oph·a·gous; ar·ach·noph·a·gous; as·trol·o·gous; au·tol·o·gous; au·toph·a·gous;… …   English syllables

  • anthophagous — an·thoph·a·gous …   English syllables

  • lithophagous — li·thoph·a·gous …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

  • anthophilous — an•thoph•i•lous [[t]ænˈθɒf ə ləs[/t]] also an•thoph•a•gous [[t] ə gəs[/t]] adj. ecl ent feeding on flowers, as certain insects • Etymology: 1880–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • Anthophagous — An*thoph a*gous, a. [Gr. a nqos flower + fagei^n to eat.] (Zo[ o]l.) Eating flowers; said of certain insects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lithophagous — Li*thoph a*gous, a. [Litho + Gr. ? to eat.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. (b) Eating or destroying stone; applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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