scolecophagous

scolecophagous
scolecophagous, a.
(skɒlɪˈkɒfəgəs)
[f. mod.L. scōlēcophagus, a. Gr. σκωληκοϕάγος f. σκωληκ(ο)-, σκώληξ worm (see scolex) + -ϕάγος: see -phagous.]
‘Worm-eating, as a bird’ (Cent. Dict. 1891).

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