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Phytophilous

🔄 Synonyms of "Phytophilous"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
phytophagous	(zoology) Feeding on plants, herbivorous.
herbivorous	Feeding chiefly on plants.
phytophagic	Alternative form of phytophagous. [(zoology) Feeding on plants, herbivorous.]
plant-eating	That eats plants; herbivorous.

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Word	Definition
phytophagous	(zoology) Feeding on plants, herbivorous.
phytophagicnoun	Alternative form of phytophagous. [(zoology) Feeding on plants, herbivorous.]
herbivorous	Feeding chiefly on plants.
plant-eating	That eats plants; herbivorous.
anthophilic	(biology) Thriving in the presence of flowers.
phytophilic	(biology) Relating to phytophiles
anthophilous	Living or growing on flowers
photophilous	Thriving in the presence of light.
dendrophilous	Thriving in an environment with trees; living in or on trees.
phytoecious	(biology) parasitic with a plant host
phytophageous	Alternative form of phytophagous. [(zoology) Feeding on plants, herbivorous.]
phytivorous	Feeding on plants; herbivorous.
dendrophilic	(biology) Thriving in environments that are rich in trees.
phyllogenous	(biology) Living or growing on leaves.
entomophytophagous	That eats insects and plants
nitrophilous	(botany, of a plant) Thriving in a habitat rich in nitrogen
geophilous	(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
phytozoophagous	(biology) zoophagous, but prepared to consume plants if needed
photophylous	Misspelling of photophilous. [Thriving in the presence of light.]
xylophilous	Living on or in wood, as some fungi and beetles do.

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